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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Is "does" sometimes read as "s"
Hello, I have a question which actually has confused me for quite a while. To me it sounds like someone sometimes would read "does" as "s", like "when's it start". Is it true?
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Hi ESL Beginner You are right. In casual spoken English, that is frequently the way people often say "does" in a question such as "when does it start". Another example: What's he do for a living?
- Hi ESL Beginner You are right.
- In casual spoken English, that is frequently the way people often say "does" in a question such as "when does it start".
- Another example: What's he do for a living?
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Hi ESL Beginner
You are right. In casual spoken English, that is frequently the way people often say "does" in a question such as "when does it start".
Another example:
What's he do for a living? (What does he do for a living?)
You are right. In casual spoken English, that is frequently the way people often say "does" in a question such as "when does it start".
Another example:
What's he do for a living? (What does he do for a living?)
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ESLBeginnersomeone sometimes would read "does" as "s", like "when's it start". Is it true?It's true in casual speech. It happens after a question word: How's ...?, When's ...?, Where's ....?, etc. The past forms (contracting did to d) work the same way: How'd ...?, When'd ...?, Where'd ...?, etc.
CJ
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