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There's a crazy thing Americans
do with spoken English.
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We take "what" and "did" and
we make a single word, "wud".
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So for example. "What did she
do?" becomes "Wud she do?"
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Wud, wud, wud she. Now, this is not a
reduction that's only for casual conversation.
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You can absolutely use it in a
more formal or business setting.
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For example, let's say you gave a presentation.
And afterwards, your co-worker says,
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"Oh, how did it go?, Wud they think?
What did they think? Wud, wud, wud they think?
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Now, if the next word is you,
we might change it even more.
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"What did you?" becomes "wu jew?"
So that did becomes a j, wu jew or wu ja.
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Wu ja think? Wu ja do? Wu ja say?
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