Page 171 - Perfect Phrases ESL Everyday Business

Grammar Notes

John: I’m waiting for a computer.
/I’m waitin’ fer a computer./
He’s got to get me one.
/He’s gotta get me one./
He has to order it.
/He hasta order it./
I’m sort of lost without one.
/I’m sorta lost without one./

In a Factory
Steve: What are you working on?
/Whacha working on?/
Paul: I don’t know. I should have read the directions.
/I dunno. I shudda read the directions./
Steve: Do you need a wrench or a screwdriver?
/Do ya need a wrench er a screwdriver?/
Paul: I’m going to look for the directions.
/I’m gonna look fer the directions./
Steve: You’ve got to find them soon.
/You gotta find ’em soon./
Paul: Can you help me?
/Kin ya help me?/
Steve: You must have left them home.
/You musta left ’em home./
You want a cup of coffee and think about it?
/You wanna cuppa coffee ’n think about it?/
Paul: (sneezes) Achoo!
Steve: God bless you.
/G’blesya./
Paul: He might have; here are the directions.
/He mighta; here are the directions./

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