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MFarooq Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Did Or Would
Hello friends,
In the following dialogue A, does the "d" stand for "did or would"? Do the American do that in conversation?
A: How'd you know he was coming down the stairs?
B: I understood what she was saying?
Thank you
In the following dialogue A, does the "d" stand for "did or would"? Do the American do that in conversation?
A: How'd you know he was coming down the stairs?
B: I understood what she was saying?
Thank you
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Note, however, that the contracted form 'd can only be used for would or had. It cannot be used for did.
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In informal conversation, did is sometimes contracted to /d/. This can be recorded in writing as 'd.
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fivejedjonIn informal conversation, did is sometimes contracted to /d/.Yes, thank you for that clarification.
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