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y'a
When I use translate.google.com, it often suggests that I want "y'a" instead of "y a". For example, if I enter
Il y a un chat sous le lit.
It asks if I mean
Il y'a un chat sous le lit.
I'm unfamiliar with "y'a". Is it really written this way? When?
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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No, there's no standard spelling "y'a".
As you may now, in fluent speech, "il y a" is often pronounced effectively as though it was written "y a". But at that point, you're departing from standard spelling, and it's arguable whether you write "y'a", "ya" or "y a" or something else that might occur to you.
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
In internet chat (and presumably phone texting) it's ya.
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