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📚 40 Common English Shortcuts – Learn Everyday Spoken English! 🇺🇸🇬🇧

1–20: Spoken English

1. Gotta – Got to
2. Gonna – Going to
3. Wanna – Want to
4. Gimme – Give me
5. Lemme – Let me
6. Dunno – Don't know
7. Kinda – Kind of
8. Sorta – Sort of
9. Outta – Out of
10. C'mon – Come on
11. 'Cause – Because
12. Boutta – About to
13. Ain't – Am not / Is not / Are not / Has not / Have not (context-dependent)
14. Y'all – You all
15. Could've – Could have
16. Should've – Should have
17. Would've – Would have
18. Might've – Might have
19. Whatcha – What are you / What do you (context-dependent)
20. Gotcha – Got you

21–40: Texting & Everyday Abbreviations

21. Cuz – Because (informal)
22. Thru – Through (informal spelling)
23. Plz – Please
24. Thx – Thanks
25. Prob – Probably
26. Rly – Really
27. Def – Definitely
28. Msg – Message
29. Pic – Picture
30. Info – Information
31. ASAP – As Soon As Possible
32. BTW – By The Way
33. FYI – For Your Information
34. IDK – I Don't Know
35. TBH – To Be Honest
36. LMK – Let Me Know
37. BRB – Be Right Back
38. TTYL – Talk To You Later
39. NVM – Never Mind
40. OTW – On The Way

📌 Important: Some are informal spoken forms, while others are texting abbreviations. Avoid using them in formal writing.

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