A short YouTube clip by Hadar Shemesh that lists common spoken English reductions (colloquial contractions) such as "wanna," "whatcha," "kinda," and "shoulda." The speaker gives examples of each reduction in context and asks viewers to guess the meaning of the final phrase and comment.
Let me, let me. Here are some of the most important reductions you should know. In English. Let me, let me, let me. Let me see it. Want to, wanna, wanna. I don't wanna go anymore. What you. Whatcha, whatcha, whatcha. I thought that's what you wanted. Kind of kinda, kinda, kinda. I kinda like it. Should have. Shoulda, shoulda, shoulda. He really should have been there yesterday. Now I want you to guess what the last phrase I'm gonna say is. Nita, nita, nida. What does that mean? Let me know in the comments.
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