ておく → とく in other contexts; similar 2-kana to 1-kana shortcuts?


Recently I learned that おいておいて ("leave it there") can be shortened in casual
speech (or speech to subordinates) to おいといて. (ておく → とく).

I also learned that this can be used for any verb attached to ておく (つけておく →
つけとく; "leave it on").

  1. Can the てお → と shortcut be used for contexts other than ておく (for example: お世話になっております → おせわになっとります)?

  2. Are there other 2-kana to 1-kana shortcuts? (ていう to って, い抜き言葉 and ら抜き言葉 are interesting shortcuts, but the idea of shortening 2 kana to 1 kana sounded interesting to me for some reason.)




> "1. Can the てお -> と shortcut be used for contexts other than ておく (for
> example: お世話になっ **てお** ります -> おせわになっ **と** ります)?"

The なっ **てお** ります-to-なっ **と** ります contraction does happen dialectally. You
will hear it _**many**_ times daily in Central Japan and Kansai. I am sure
that it is used in many other parts of Western Japan as well.

Around Tokyo, you will rarely hear it used. When you hear it, the speaker
would usually be someone from Western Japan or Central Japan. **The ておく-to-とく
contraction for the meaning of "doing something in advance", however, is used
heavily around Tokyo as well**.

> "2. Are there other 2-kana to 1-kana shortcuts? (ていう to って, い抜き言葉 and ら抜き言葉
> are interesting shortcuts, but the idea of shortening 2 kana to 1 kana
> sounded interesting to me for some reason.)"

Yes, there certainly are. I will include the ones with reduced syllable counts
if not reduced kana counts.

> ている ⇒ てる （[食]{た}べている ⇒ 食べてる）
>
> でいる ⇒ でる （[飲]{の}んでいる ⇒ 飲んでる）
>
> ていく ⇒ てく （[見]{み}ていく ⇒ 見てく）
>
> でいく ⇒ でく （[休]{やす}んでいく ⇒ 休んでく）
>
> ては ⇒ ちゃ （なくては ⇒ なくちゃ）
>
> では ⇒ じゃ （[泳]{およ}いではいけない ⇒ 泳いじゃいけない）
>
> てあげる ⇒ たげる （キスしてあげる ⇒ キスしたげる）

I feel like there should be more.




> "1. Can the てお -> と shortcut be used for contexts other than ておく (for
> example: お世話になっ **てお** ります -> おせわになっ **と** ります)?"

The なっ **てお** ります-to-なっ **と** ります contraction does happen dialectally. You
will hear it _**many**_ times daily in Central Japan and Kansai. I am sure
that it is used in many other parts of Western Japan as well.

Around Tokyo, you will rarely hear it used. When you hear it, the speaker
would usually be someone from Western Japan or Central Japan. **The ておく-to-とく
contraction for the meaning of "doing something in advance", however, is used
heavily around Tokyo as well**.

> "2. Are there other 2-kana to 1-kana shortcuts? (ていう to って, い抜き言葉 and ら抜き言葉
> are interesting shortcuts, but the idea of shortening 2 kana to 1 kana
> sounded interesting to me for some reason.)"

Yes, there certainly are. I will include the ones with reduced syllable counts
if not reduced kana counts.

> ている ⇒ てる （[食]{た}べている ⇒ 食べてる）
>
> でいる ⇒ でる （[飲]{の}んでいる ⇒ 飲んでる）
>
> ていく ⇒ てく （[見]{み}ていく ⇒ 見てく）
>
> でいく ⇒ でく （[休]{やす}んでいく ⇒ 休んでく）
>
> ては ⇒ ちゃ （なくては ⇒ なくちゃ）
>
> では ⇒ じゃ （[泳]{およ}いではいけない ⇒ 泳いじゃいけない）
>
> てあげる ⇒ たげる （キスしてあげる ⇒ キスしたげる）

I feel like there should be more.

