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MFarooq Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Did

Hello,

in the sentence below, does the short "d" show to did or would?

How'd she initiate a lockdown?

I was watching an American drama and I heard that sentence in there. Do Americans just say slightly" d" instead of saying "did" in spoken? I heard first time.I am confusing.

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How'd she initiate a lockdown? We cannot tell without the context. Did she do so or only might she have done it?

— Mister Micawber

  • How'd she initiate a lockdown?
  • We cannot tell without the context.
  • Did she do so or only might she have done it?
  • MFarooq Do Americans just say slightly" d" instead of saying "did" in spoken?
  • I do.
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MFarooqin the sentence below, does the short "d" show to did or would?How'd she initiate a lockdown?
We cannot tell without the context. Did she do so or only might she have done it?
MFarooqDo Americans just say slightly" d" instead of saying "did" in spoken?
I do.
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So, Americans do use "d" as a contraction of did. Is it just used in spoken English or is it used in written too? And is this like only an AmE thing or also a BrE thing??
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AnonymousIs it just used in spoken English or is it used in written too?
You can write it informally and in dialogue.
AnonymousAnd is this like only an AmE thing or also a BrE thing??
I suspect that it happens in all Englishes.
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