Editing Elision (section)

=== Urdu ===
In Pakistan, elision has become very common in speech. Commonly used words have single consonants or syllables removed in casual speech and it is becoming more acceptable in formal settings due to an increasing understandability and use. Although not seen when writing in the Urdu script (Nastaleeq), it is often seen in Roman Urdu (Latin alphabet) as the latter is more similar to vernacular Urdu. Most elisions occur by removing a vowel or the consonant /h/ or a combination of the two. Some widely-used examples are:
{| class="wikitable"
!Elision
!Original
!Original (Urdu)
!Translation
|-
|Paṛo
|Paṛho
|{{nq|پڑھو}}
|Study
|-
|Ray
|Rahay
|{{nq|رہے}}
|Remain/(Present Participle)
|-
|Theekay
|Theek Hai
|{{Nowrap|{{nq|ٹھیک ہے}}}}
|Alright/Okay
|-
|May
|Main
|{{nq|میں}}
|I/Me
|-
|Ay
|Hai
|{{nq|ہے}}
|Is
|-
|Khamakha
|Khawa Makhwa
|{{nq|خواہ مخواہ}}
|Gratuitously
|}
''(The difference between the elision May and the original word Main is the lack of nasalization at the end in the former.)''

In sentences, they may appear as:

''Kya tum paṛ ray o?'' ("Are you studying?") instead of "''Kya tum paṛh rahay ho?"''

Variations are also common where some individuals may prefer to pronounce a complete word such as "''paṛh"'' while shortening the rest, depending on the preference of the person, their dialect, or their accent.