Feb 3, 2011 · I'd think that it (ignoring how contractions are normally written in English) really should be spelled "that'ould" or "that'ud" (or more phonetically "that'ed" / "that'wd") because I cannot understand how you'd pronounce that without at least a schwa sound between the t and the d (it's the same consonant unvoiced and voiced).

or should I write only why'd, who'd, where'd, when'd, and how'd? I checked the NOAD, but it says that 'd is a contraction for had and would; the same is said from the OALD, which says that he'd is a short form for he had or he would. Both the dictionaries didn't help to understand when I could use 'd instead of did.

I did that because the pronunciation of the spoken English sentences would change. That doesn't mean that the written form would change. Not everyone can or wants to or bothers to provide readers with an accurate phonetic transcription of how they'd say such sentences. Another point: The E-F dialog is the least likely one to use "how'd you".

Mar 12, 2022 · Until a year ago, I would've said everyone I'd heard speak this way was a political liberal, but I've now heard people on the right do it, too. (For the record, I'd probably be described as politically left.) All the people I've heard speak this way are writers, scholars, intellectuals, professors, pundits, journalists, etc.

The actor who plays Django in that film is Franco Nero, who you might recognize as the same man Jamie Foxx says "the D is silent" to in Tarantino's film. So it's a hidden joke -- the new Django (Foxx) tells the old Django (Nero) how to pronounce the name, to which the old Django replies "I know."

If I didn't know you were joking, I'd be angry. (but I do know you're joking) to hypothesise about the future (but conveying that you regard the possibility as remote): If I won a lot of money, I'd retire. If I didn't attend the meeting, I'd probably get the sack. to refer to habitual past events: If I was late, he would make me work through lunch.

Aug 13, 2010 · You'd of thought he'd of laughed, wouldn't you? (S. Lewis, 1920) You'd of thought I'd robbed the Crown Jewels, the way she acted (T. Sturgeon, 1958) Another way is to bite the bullet and use the double contraction; you can find such double contractions in published works, too: You'd've liked my mother.

Aug 13, 2014 · Less frequently, the pronunciation [of d] is dʒ as in gradual, procedure. This pronunciation comes about through yod coalescence [see here], and applies where the spelling is du, most typically where u counts as a weak vowel.

Jun 6, 2012 · either a, b, c, or d is from this answer sort of clear in that it means a or b or c or d. Even if or can mean all included, the either seems to indicate an exclusivity. so exactly one of them. But what does. either a, b, c, and d mean? Is this even current English? (2) in the same question there is the question about what. any one of a, b, c ...

A business founded (or a building built or a monument dedicated) in 1854 might have a sign or plaque reading "EST'D 1854" or "EST 1854" or "ESTD 1854", or some other combination I haven't seen or heard of. What is the correct way to abbreviate the word "established" in this manner? What is the correct way to capitalize this abbreviation?