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Понимать их надо, конечно, а вот пользоваться в речи не стоит:

 gonna = going to, gotta = [have] got to, wanna = want to, gimme = give me,

   gotcha = got you, lemme = let me, letcha = let you, outa = out of,

   c'mon = come on, ya = you, yeah/yep = yes, nope/naa = no, betcha = bet you,

   dunno = don't know, kinda = kind of, lotsa = lots of, lotta = lot of,

   helluva = hell of a, a = going to (i'm a = i'm going to)

xxx & ooo

ooo = hugs,

xxx = kisses, 

OOO = big hugs, 

XXX = big kisses,

oo = hugs    for everybody but you, 

OO! = big, excited hugs, 

CCC = hugs for people    you can't quite reach around, 

OOQ = hugging with tongue, 

xx@ = kisses   and earlobe nibbling, 

zzz = snoring, 

yyy = anything that occurs between   kissing and snoring, 

H = handshake, 

kkk = alternate form of "handshakes   for all", 

KKK = white robes for all, 

AAA = talk-show not-really kissing,

[X] = kissing in the closet, 

XYZZY = a kiss that moves you, 

MMM = same   as WWW, but from inversion boots, 

LLL = armwrestles for all, 

OOO~~~ = big   hugs and large caterpillars for all, 

))) = smiles for all, 

TTT = trees   for all, 

jjj = gooses for all, 

JJJ = big gooses for all, 

OOOXXXYYYZZZ =   this is illegal before marriage in nine states, 

OOOXXXyZZZZZ = still   illegal, but generally not nearly as well received