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Gonna, Lemme, Gorra
I've met a new word in a sentence, 'Gorra maintain strength, you'. What is it?
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Re: Gonna, Lemme, Gorra
That's an odd sentence. I assume "gonna" (for "going to") was meant, but I don't know what the "you" at the end is supposed to be.
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Re: Gonna, Lemme, Gorra
NOT A TEACHER
I've never heard of "gorra". Where did you find it?
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Re: Gonna, Lemme, Gorra

Originally Posted by
Rover_KE
It's slang for 'got to'.
I think it's particularly associated with the Liverpool accent.
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Re: Gonna, Lemme, Gorra
In a book on stylistics. It was an example of a graphon
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Re: Gonna, Lemme, Gorra

Originally Posted by
Rover_KE
It's slang for 'got to'.
...and I assume the disembodied 'you' at the end is the the 'confirmatory' 'Haven't you?', traditionally transcribed as "'ncher?"
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