British usage of “cha”, “char” or “chai” to mean “tea”
By happenstance, I stumbled upon the words cha, char and chai in the dictionary today, all defined as meaning tea in informal British English. I lived and worked in London for some time, …
Where does "Whatcha" & "Didja" come from? - English Language …
Oct 13, 2020 · Does anyone know where "Whatcha" and/or "Didja" originate from? Watcha: What did you? Didja: Did you? Edit: I cannot find these words in my English Grammar books and …
"I appreciate cha" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Sep 14, 2013 · I, having lived most of my life in the American South, have heard this expression a lot (though I would tend to spell and pronounce it "'preciate 'cha" I.e. "Preeshee-a-chuh"). …
pronunciation - Rules to pronounce "cha-" words - English …
Closed 10 years ago. I am puzzled on how to pronounce cha- words. For example, I know that "chameleon" or "chamomile" are pronounced with a hard "c" like in "camel", not with a soft "c" …
What does 'gotcha' mean? - English Language & Usage Stack …
Dec 10, 2010 · Gotcha actually has several meanings. All of them can be derived from the phrase of which this is a phonetic spelling, namely " [I have] got you". Literally, from the sense of got = …
contractions - Are what-cha and arent-cha examples of elision ...
Jun 12, 2021 · Are these words examples of elision? What effect do they create? If a child says them what does this suggest about their language development? Thanks for any help!!
Are "w/o", "w/", "b/c" common abbreviations in the US?
May 30, 2013 · I remember when staying a few months in the US years ago that I saw some people using the abbreviations below. However, I can't exactly remember in which contexts I …
Pronunciation Rules for Ch words [duplicate] - English Language
Apr 4, 2017 · 2 This question already has answers here: Character vs Charm - Pronunciation (3 answers) Rules to pronounce "cha-" words [duplicate] (1 answer) How do I know when a word …
Why is the pronunciation of 'ch' different in chamber and …
For a more comprehensive discussion of English spelling and pronunciation quirks, see Hou tu pranownse Inglish. It misses a few subtleties (like the ch in machine), but overall it's a nice …
How do I know when a word with "ch" is pronounced hard or softly?
There is no hard-and-fast rule to indicate when ch is hard or soft, unfortunately. The main difference is in the origin of the word. English is a melting pot of many different languages: …