whyja
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]"Why d'you" /ˈwaɪdju/ becomes /ˈwaɪdʒə/ ("whyja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/).
Pronunciation
[edit]Contraction
[edit]whyja
- Pronunciation spelling of why d'you.
- 2000, Niall Griffiths, Grits, Vintage,, →ISBN, page 360:
- …whyja afta caws awl these arguments eh? Why can’t ya just, ya know, chill out?
- 2003, Marianne Wiggins, Evidence of Things Unseen, Simon & Schuster,, →ISBN, page 105:
- Why is that? ¶ The deeds and titles lady looked at her like she was stupid. ¶ Whyja think?
- 2010, Warren J. Luedtke, Stories of Life, Xlibris,, →ISBN, page 18:
- Abe heard Julie sleepily call, “Abe, whyja open the door?” He told her he had heard a car start up and take off, looked outside and saw a box on the stoop with a note attached, sitting in the rain.