| contractions;extensions | |
| a'ight;alright | |
| arencha;are not you | |
| aren't;are not | |
| bout ;about | |
| can't;cannot | |
| cap'n ;captain | |
| cause ;because | |
| cuz ;because | |
| cept ;except | |
| could've;could have | |
| couldn't;could not | |
| couldn't've;could not have | |
| cuppa;cup of | |
| daresn't;dare not | |
| dasn't;dare not | |
| didn't;did not | |
| doesn't;does not | |
| dunno ;do not know | |
| e'en ;even | |
| e'er ;ever | |
| em ;them | |
| finna ;fixing to | |
| fo'c'sle ;forecastle | |
| gainst ;against | |
| g'day ;good day | |
| gimme ;give me | |
| giv'n ;given | |
| gi'z ;give us | |
| gonna ;going to | |
| gon't ;go not | |
| gotta ;got to | |
| hadn't;had not | |
| had've;had have | |
| hasn't;has not | |
| haven't;have not | |
| helluva ;hell of a | |
| here's;here is | |
| how're;how are | |
| I'd've;I would have | |
| I'd'nt;I would not | |
| I'd'nt've;I would not have | |
| If'n ;If and when | |
| I'm;I am | |
| Imma ;I am about to | |
| I'm'o ;I am going to | |
| I've;I have | |
| isn't;is not | |
| it'd;it would | |
| Idunno ;I don't know | |
| kinda ;kind of | |
| let's;let us | |
| loven't ;love not | |
| ma'am;madam | |
| mayn't;may not | |
| may've;may have | |
| methinks ;I think | |
| mightn't;might not | |
| might've;might have | |
| mine's;mine is | |
| mustn't;must not | |
| mustn't've;must not have | |
| must've;must have | |
| neath ;beneath | |
| needn't;need not | |
| nal ;and all | |
| ne'er ;never | |
| o'clock;of the clock | |
| o'er;over | |
| ol';old | |
| ought've;ought have | |
| oughtn't;ought not | |
| oughtn't've;ought not have | |
| round;around | |
| shan';shall not | |
| shan't;shall not | |
| should've;should have | |
| shouldn't;should not | |
| shouldn't've ;should not have | |
| so're ;so are | |
| so've ;so have | |
| that're ;that are | |
| there're;there are | |
| these're;these are | |
| these've;these have | |
| they've;they have | |
| those're ;those are | |
| those've ;those have | |
| thout ;without | |
| til ;until | |
| tis ;it is | |
| to've ;to have | |
| tryna ;trying to | |
| twas ;it was | |
| tween ;between | |
| twere ;it were | |
| w'at;we at | |
| wanna;want to | |
| wasn't;was not | |
| we'd've;we would have | |
| we're;we are | |
| we've;we have | |
| weren't;were not | |
| whatcha;what are you doing | |
| what'd;what did | |
| what've;what have | |
| where'd;where did | |
| where're;where are | |
| where've;where have | |
| which're;which are | |
| which've;which have | |
| who'd've;who would have | |
| who're;who are | |
| who've;who have | |
| why'd;why did | |
| why're;why are | |
| willn't;will not | |
| won't;will not | |
| wonnot;will not | |
| would've;would have | |
| wouldn't;would not | |
| wouldn't've;would not have | |
| y'all;you all | |
| y'all'd've;you all would have | |
| y'all'd'n't've;you all would not have | |
| y'all're;you all are | |
| y'all'ren't;you all are not | |
| y'at ;you at | |
| yes'm;yes madam | |
| y'know;you know | |
| yessir;yes sir | |
| you're;you are | |
| you've;you have | |
| when'd;when did | |