Top 15 Reductions and Contractions in Popular English Songs
|
Rank |
Reductions |
Contractions |
| 1 |
in’ (ing) |
I’m (I am) |
| 2 | Gonna (going to) | I’ll (I will) |
| 3 | Wanna (want to) | I’ve (I have) |
| 4 | Gotta (got to) | There’s (there is) |
| 5 | ‘round (around) | She’s (she is/has) |
| 6 | ‘em (them) | You’ll (you will) |
| 7 | n/an’ (and) | I’d (I would/had) |
| 8 | ‘bout (about) | We’ll (we will) |
| 9 | Gimme (give me) | Let’s (let us) |
|
10 |
C’mon (come on) | Who’s (who is/has) |
| 11 | Getcha (get you) | You'd (you would/had) |
| 12 | Kinda (kind of) | They'll (they will) |
| 13 | Outta (out of) Lotta (lot of) |
We'd (we would/had) |
| 14 | Don'tcha/Didn'tcha (don't you/didn't you) |
They'd (they would/had) |
| 15 | Lemme (let me) | He'll (he will) |
Source: Prof. Rick Romanko, Wayo Women's University
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