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American English Reduction "woulda"

Today in the Fun Easy English classroom you are going to learn "woulda" an American English reduction.
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Reductions: "woulda"

American English reductions are reduced forms of English words.
  • This American English reduction is formed when you combine and reduce the following words.
  • woulda = would + have
  • This American English reduction is used in the following way.
  • I woulda come if I wasn't working.
  • This American English reduction has the following meaning.
  • I would have come if I wasn't working.
Examples: "woulda"
  • I woulda thought this would be a little cheaper.
  • (Meaning: I would have thought this would be a little cheaper.)
  • She woulda looked a lot better with a different hair color.
  • (Meaning: She would have looked a lot better with a different hair color.)
  • He woulda made it to work on time if he did not stay out late last night.
  • (Meaning: He would have made it to work on time if he did not stay out late last night.)
  • I woulda asked her out on a date if I knew her phone number.
  • (Meaning: I would have asked her out on a date if I knew her phone number.)
  • They woulda liked this restaurant more if the food was less spicy.
  • (Meaning: They would have liked this restaurant more if the food was less spicy.)
Fun Easy English Reductions Lessons
From YOUR Teacher: Woulda

Woulda is generally used to indicate an action which could not be completed due to some other reason. Note the following video also contains the American English reductions shoulda, coulda, gonna, and gotta.
 
Note: Reductions

Remember the following:
  • Reductions are reduced forms of English words.
  • Reductions, such as woulda 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


Beverley Knight - Shoulda Woulda Coulda

Beverley Knight, MBE (born Beverley Anne Smith; 22 March 1973) is an English recording artist and musical theatre actress who released her debut album, The B-Funk, in 1995. Heavily influenced by American soul music icons such as Sam Cooke and Aretha Franklin, Knight has released eight studio albums to date. Widely labelled as one of Britain's greatest soul singers, Knight is best known for her hit singles "Greatest Day", "Get Up!", "Shoulda Woulda Coulda" and "Come as You Are".

This video is a good example of the usage of "woulda", "shoulda", "coulda", "gonna", and "gotta" English language reductions.

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Lyrics

People say that together we were both sides of the same coin
That we would shine like Venus in a clear night sky
We thought our love could overcome the circumstances
But my ambition wouldn't allow for compromise
I could see in the distance all the dreams that were clear to me
And every choice I had to make left you on your own
Somehow the road we started down had split us somewhere
Too late to realise how far apart we'd grown
How I wish I, wish I'd done a little bit more
Now " Shoulda woulda coulda," means I'm out of time
Coz "Shoulda woulda coulda", can't change your mind
And I wonder, wonder what I'm gonna do
"Shoulda woulda coulda" are the last words of a fool
People ask how it feels to live the kind of life others dream about
I tell them everybody gotta face their highs and their lows
And in my life there's a love that I put aside, cause I was busy loving
Something else
So for every little thing you hold on to, you've got to let something else go
Fool if I would now forsake the opportunities are fate
I know I'm right where I belong
But sometimes when I'm not so strong I..
Fool if I would now forsake the opportunities are fate
I know I'm right where I belong
But sometimes when I'm not so strong I..
 
 
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