[Vocabulary] Gonna, Lemme, Gorra

[yashana]

I've met a new word in a sentence, 'Gorra maintain strength, you'. What is it?

 

[SoothingDave]

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.

 

[Chicken Sandwich]

NOT A TEACHER

I've never heard of "gorra". Where did you find it?

 

[Rover_KE]

It's slang for 'got to'.

 

[bhaisahab]

It's slang for 'got to'.

I think it's particularly associated with the Liverpool accent.

 

[yashana]

In a book on stylistics. It was an example of a graphon

 

[yashana]

Thanks a lot

 

[BobK]

It's slang for 'got to'.

:up: ...and I assume the disembodied 'you' at the end is the the 'confirmatory' 'Haven't you?', traditionally transcribed as "'ncher?"

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