Shoulda is used when talking about a past action which
in retrospect was a good choice. Notice in the following
video the American English reductions shoulda, woulda,
and coulda are all used.
Note: Reductions
Remember the following:
Reductions are reduced forms of
English words.
Reductions, such as shoulda are
not real words in English.
You need to use reductions in
order to sound more natural.
You need to know reductions in
order to understand conversations between native
English speakers.
Reductions are used extensively
in American TV, movies, music, literature, and in
conversations among native English speakers.
Reductions In Music and TV
Hinder - Shoulda
Hinder is an American rock band from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that
was formed in 2001 by lead singer Austin Winkler, guitarist Joe
"Blower" Garvey, and drummer Cody Hanson with bassist Mike Roden and
guitarist Mark King, joining in 2003, solidifying the line-up. The
band released four studio albums with Winkler; Extreme Behavior
(2005), Take It to the Limit (2008), All American Nightmare (2010)
and Welcome to the Freakshow (2012). Cody Hanson, along with former
lead singer Austin Winkler, wrote the majority of the band's music
on their first four albums. After Winkler left the band in 2013,
they looked for a new lead vocalist, and added Marshal Dutton. They
have since released: When The Smoke Clears (2015) and The Reign
(2017) with their new vocalist. Their seventh studio album is
expected in 2020. The band was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Hall
of Fame in 2007.
This video is a good example of the usage of "shoulda",
"woulda", and "coulda" English language
reductions.
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Lyrics
Before I hung up the phone all I could hear
Was the dial tone ring in my ear
If I could go back in time
I'd say those three words
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
And this can't be saved if you can't be found
You hung up and left me for dead on the ground
You didn't even say goodbye
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
Now that you're gone I'm wasting away
The life has been siphoned right out of my veins
If I could go back in time
I'd say those three words
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
And this can't be saved if you can't be found
You hung up and left me for dead on the ground
You didn't even say goodbye
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
When you said those three words
I kinda freaked out
When you said them first my jaw hit the ground Shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you Shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
And this can't be saved if you can't be found
You hung up and left me for dead on the ground
You didn't even say goodbye
And this can't be saved
(And this can't be saved)
If you can't be found
(If you can't be found)
And this can't be saved
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
I shoulda,
woulda,
coulda said it back to
you
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