2017-08-03 Vocab: "you" reduction, health idioms

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all my classes
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Pronunciation: reduction of second-person pronouns “you”, “your”, and “yours”
I need to ask you some questions. -> I need da ask ya some questions.
Did you ask your dad? -> Didja ask yer dad?
You said you’re going to be late? -> Ya saidjer gonna be late?
That’s yours. -> That’s yers.
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p. 108 - Unscramble the words into sentences, then practice saying them with reduced pronunciations.
What did you get for your birthday?
(You don’t need to write, “What didja get fer yer birthday?” but you can practice saying it.)
Are you going to your mother’s house?
You gave all your money to your brother?
You know you’re my best friend.
Are you going to get your car washed today?
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American English has (at least) six r-vowels:
fear
fair
fire
far
four/for
fir/fur (This is just the ‘r’ sound, not really with any additional vowel sound.)
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What’chu talkin’ ‘bout? = What are you talking about?
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“Sittin’ on the Dock of the Bay”
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p. 113 - Complete the conversations with sentences that include the idiom.
Example answers:
1 You’re gonna go stir crazy.
2 It had to run its course.
3 I’ll be as sick as a dog. (I wouldn’t use this for nausea, only for an actual illness.)
4 You will be back in the pink soon.
5 I feel a little blah.