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Musicgold Posted 16 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Informal contraction for When+did+ you

Hi,

Is there an informal contraction for ‘when did you' such as Whendjya?

Thanks,
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Yeah, I think it's something like "whenjya", just like "howjya" for "how did you", "wherejya" for "where did you", etc. I suspect that applies to American English though, because I think I heard that those contractions in the UK often mean "when DO you", "how DO you", etc. I don't know.

— Kooyeen

  • Yeah, I think it's something like "whenjya", just like "howjya" for "how did you", "wherejya" for "where did you", etc.
  • I suspect that applies to American English though, because I think I heard that those contractions in the UK often mean "when DO you", "how DO you", etc.
  • I don't know.
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Yeah, I think it's something like "whenjya", just like "howjya" for "how did you", "wherejya" for "where did you", etc.
I suspect that applies to American English though, because I think I heard that those contractions in the UK often mean "when DO you", "how DO you", etc. I don't know.
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Kooyeen,

Thanks. Are you saying that informal contractions such as Wherejya, howjya, whajya are not common in AE?

Also, I am using the following links to study informal contractions.
%20http://www.pronuncian.com/materials/podcasts/Episode_13.aspx
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MusicgoldIs there an informal contraction for ‘when did you' such as Whendjya?
Informally, question words (not just when) are contracted with did you that way. In written form they are often represented thus: When'd you, Where'd you, Why'd you, ..., but the pronunciation is more or less as you wrote it. They are definitely Americ
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