![]() ![]() “But then, when they enter the work force they start to speak in a more standard way. “That’s where you have younger speakers who use more non-standard language,” she said. “Younger people just might continue to do this throughout the rest of their lives, and so it might be a change that’s happening.” She can’t rule out a language pattern called age grading, though. That could be proof that the phrase is still transforming, she said. It is a quick and convenient way to respond to a question or. Meanwhile, speakers over 50 used the full form 35 per cent of the time, and a very reduced form just five per cent of the time. The abbreviation DUNNO is commonly used in texting as a shorter way of saying I dont know. In those instances, young people used a very reduced form of the phrase - “I d’no” or just a grunt - 30 per cent of the time, and the full form only five per cent of the time. What is clear is the younger people in the study (between 17 and 30) were much more likely to say “I don’t know” in a reduced form when they used it as a discourse marker. Hildebrand-Edgar said it’s part of gradual shifts in language that play out over years of use - a product of the same kind of evolution that reduced “going to” to “gonna” and “you know” to “y’know.” So they’d say, “He’s, I d’no, a bit full of himself.” But if they wanted to use its literal form, they would pronounce each word: “I don’t know what time it is.” Dunno is sometimes used in spoken and written English to represent an informal way of saying dont know. ![]() She found that people were more likely to say the reduced form - I dunno, or I d’no - when they’re using it as a discourse marker. Do you think this is the best way to get there Dunno. A common reply when the asked person feels that there will only be disagreement or required effort if they give an answer. It represented the informal pronunciation of the words. dunno Short for 'Don't know' also an acronym for 'Do U Need No Opinion'. ![]() This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Origin: First appeared in the 19th century as a contraction of (I) do not know.
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