We English have developed many dialects...and spelling is often a matter remembering not to write it how you say it!
Americans have taken English (dialects) and developed the whole into a new "Slang"auge of their own...most of which is "way" easier to understand and seems you can go on to spell it how "ya" like?....inventing new words at the rate they do...is "gonna"

keep that Ebonics thing going for a "hellava" long time?
/ okay? <<<< ...thats the most common word spoken in english...and its not even english! its lakota! (native american)