At 01:13 PM 12/8/2008 +0000, Gregory J. Rosmaita wrote: >aloha, smylers! > >1. "whatcha" is an abbreviation for "what do you want" no matter what >it's origins or nature -- therefore, ABBR is appropriate for use in >glossing "whatcha" (perhaps with an additional lang="en-x-slang" ;-) Not to put to fine a point on it, but "watcha" is a *contraction* not an *abbreviation* of "what do you". [Or, according to Wikipedia, it is a French nu-metal band.]Received on Monday, 8 December 2008 14:43:06 GMT
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