g-dropping

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Noun[edit]

g-dropping (uncountable)

  1. In English, the act of pronouncing unstressed word-final /ɪŋ/ as [ɪn] or [ən], rendered by the omission of the letter 'g' in spelling, such as jumpin' for jumping.

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