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Joey_five Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

rock with cha

Sometimes the word "you" is pronounced as "cha" eg. gotcha.

Is there any unwritten rules on this? Can people pronounce "you" as "cha" in any situation (I am not talking about formal and informal here) or only after certain sounds?

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To get a / cha / sound, you must be preceded by a stressed word ending in a / t / sound: Got you! I thought you would never get here. So, the Pope blessed you?

— Mister Micawber

  • To get a / cha / sound, you must be preceded by a stressed word ending in a / t / sound: Got you!
  • I thought you would never get here.
  • So, the Pope blessed you?
  • Also, the speaker must be doing so casually, not giving a valedictory address.
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To get a /cha/ sound, you must be preceded by a stressed word ending in a /t/ sound:

Got you!
I thought you would never get here.
So, the Pope blessed you?

Also, the speaker must be doing so casually, not giving a valedictory address.
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we say cha after tea!! Emotion: smile thank you MM.
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Hi,

I'd say it's usually (maybe only) after a tee sound.

In other situations, we often pronounce it as 'ya'.

See ya later! Clive

PS Sorry, I see now I'm a bit late with the tee comment.
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Sometimes we write it as "chew" in "got you". People created it jusr fer fun I guess.
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