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Velimir Posted 17 years ago
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I was watching a movie and in one scene one movie character is asking the following question his daughter in the movie, and here's what he says, which I've checked in the movie transcript:
"Why'd you take the box out ?"
The problem for me is that he is asking that question after he saw the box i.e she already took the box out. I understand that in this situation the construction "Why would you do that?" means " What made you do that? but I'm not sure. Can you help me?
Best wishes for New Year
It's close to the beginning of the New Year and I would like to wish all the best to all the teachers and learners on EnglishForward
Happy New YearI was watching a movie and in one scene one movie character is asking the following question his daughter in the movie, and here's what he says, which I've checked in the movie transcript:
"Why'd you take the box out ?"
The problem for me is that he is asking that question after he saw the box i.e she already took the box out. I understand that in this situation the construction "Why would you do that?" means " What made you do that? but I'm not sure. Can you help me?
Best wishes for New Year
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Velimir"Why'd you take the box out ?"
"Why did you take the box out?"
CB
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Hello Cool Breeze,
Thank you for the answer.
I guess that was what he said actually. The transcript I checked wasn't the original but english titles for the movie and I guess that was incorrect translation. After listening again the scene I think that he simply swallowed "did" or pronounced it as "d" as it is often case I think in a regular conversation, at least it is in movies.
Thank you for the answer.
I guess that was what he said actually. The transcript I checked wasn't the original but english titles for the movie and I guess that was incorrect translation. After listening again the scene I think that he simply swallowed "did" or pronounced it as "d" as it is often case I think in a regular conversation, at least it is in movies.
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This is an interesting aspect of contractions.
Although he'd or I'd is only for had or would, when you use it with how, why, and where, the "did" becomes 'd.
How'd it go? How did it go
Where'd you get that? Where did you get that
Why'd you do that? Why did you do that
Oddly, for these, if we want to say "would
Although he'd or I'd is only for had or would, when you use it with how, why, and where, the "did" becomes 'd.
How'd it go? How did it go
Where'd you get that? Where did you get that
Why'd you do that? Why did you do that
Oddly, for these, if we want to say "would
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Velimir"Why'd you take the box out ?"'d means did after a question word, not would or had.
CJ
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Hello Grammar Geek and Calif Jim,
It is interesting and surprising to me that 'd can stand for contracted "did" . It's really strange that I've never come across it earlier. I thought the contraction 'd is used instead of "would" or "had" , at least in the written language and that it is a conversational habit for native speaker to swallow "d
It is interesting and surprising to me that 'd can stand for contracted "did" . It's really strange that I've never come across it earlier. I thought the contraction 'd is used instead of "would" or "had" , at least in the written language and that it is a conversational habit for native speaker to swallow "d
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