What reductions are popular in America?
For example, I love you - I luv u. And what are yet?
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'bout = about
'cause = because
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gimme - give me
lemme - let me
wanna - want to
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Ohh, there are so many! First, we shorten words to just letters for sounds.
"You" = "U".
"Are" = "R".
"Be" = "B".
"2" = "Too"
For example: "RU gonna b there 2?" = "Are you going to be there, too?"
Here are some more:
"OIC" = "Oh, I see."
TTYL = Talk To You Later (usually at end of the conversation)
BRB = Be Right Back (if you have to go somewhere and quickly come back)
OMG = Oh My Gosh/Goodness (sometimes can be "OMGGGG" for more emphasis)
LOL = Laugh out Loud (If you think something is funny, you can use this. Also same: "LOLLL" can be used too, haha)
ILU = I Love You (casual. You can use with someone who's already a good friend. Example: "Hey" "what" "ILU" "Awww ILU2 [I love you, too]"
YOLO = You Only Live Once (usually before doing something dangerous or stupid, lol. "Should I try this dangerous thing? YOLO!")
GTG = Got to Go (use if you have to leave soon, and will be gone for a while. "Hey, I gtg".)
KK = Ok. ("Hey, I gtg." "KK")
WYD = What are You Doing? (Informal greeting, like "what's up?" "Hey, wyd?" "Nothin much wbu?"
WBU = What about you? Like in the above example.
"4" = Can be used in place of the "For-" sound in "Forgot". "Did u go to the store already?" "Ooops no I 4got".
"SMTH" = Something (as in, "or something". "Do u wanna get some food or smth?"
"BB" = Baby (a term for something cute. If my friend sends me a pic of a kitten or smth I would say "awwwww good bb". "BBY" can also be used.
Two special ones:
"Gonna" = Going to
"Wanna" = Want to
Most of the abbreviations above are only used in text messaging (txt msg), but "gonna" and "wanna" are used very often in everyday speech.
Also, expanding words to imitate a voice is also popular. "Heyyyy" "whatttt" "hiiiiiii", things like that.
Finally, a funny one: "yeet" is a slang word for "throw". You can say it as you throw something. "This can is empty! YEET!" It's from a funny video that was on the internet a while ago.
I hope this helps! :)
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