—used in informal speech and in representations of such speech to represent the word "you"
Here's an interesting exercise: Today, count how many times someone asks you "How ya doin'," "How's it goin'," or "How's everything?" David ZinczenkoOne day, Victor called: "Hey, Johnny, I got something for ya." He wanted to run a business from the joint, selling flowers to the wives and girlfriends of inmates. John M. Glionna