Common English Slang I thought I would write some examples of slang words and expressions that might be unfamiliar to those trying to learn English. Although British and American English both have their own specific examples, I'm going to try to focus on slang words commonly used. EXAMPLE 1: wanna, gonna, gotta These sometimes take the place of want to, going to and have to (or got to). "I don't want to do it" (proper) and "I don't wanna do it" (slang) reflect the same thing. "He's going to do it today (proper)" and "He's gonna do it today" (slang). "You have to do it my way!" (proper)... "You must do it my way" (proper)... "You got to do it my way! (proper) can all be turned into the slang expression, "YOU GOTTA DO IT MY WAY!" EXAMPLE 2: lovin, thinkin, doin... Certain words ending in "ING" sometimes lose the "G" at the end, which makes them slang. Note that when the G is dropped, these words are pronounced differently. It's just literally said like the word "in." For example: "Thinkin bout you thinkin bout me thinkin bout us" is slang for "Thinking about you thinking about me thinking about us." More examples... "I'm lovin it!" "I'm doin my best." "He's losin' it!" "You feelin it?" EXAMPLE 3: ain't "Ain't" can take the place of certain words. For example: "I'm never going to do that!" can be slanged up with "I ain't never gonna do that!" Note that when speaking to friends slang is acceptable to use. However, when speaking to someone like your boss, client/customer, or an authority figure, slang would not go over well. For example: Saying to a customer... "We ain't got none of those!" (instead of "We don't have any of those.") Slang like this would be considered unprofessional. Hope that helps to explain slang a little.