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Couldan't, shouldan't, wouldan't :) :)



 
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Expression: Colder than hell | ADVERB definitely: I definitely will be late today
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Couldan't, shouldan't, wouldan't :) :) Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:14 am  Couldan't, shouldan't, wouldan't :) :)		  
Hi

Doing some other things, I’ve just encountered this piece of a 'Google-reseach' raised by the use of (ungrammatical) form would haven't.

Quote:
If we would haven't gone to war there, I certainly wouldn't have known that.

Maybe you find it interesting to take a look at. Even though it’s not very fresh. Smile

modal...
Quote:
-----modal-HAVE-n't---modal-HAVE-not---modal-n't-HAVE--- modal-not-HAVE
…

TOTALS:---17,907--------111,468----------------3,655,900 ----------4,647,310

http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/001291.html

P.S. I didn't check the data presented.
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Couldan't, shouldan't, wouldan't :) :) Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:57 am  Couldan't, shouldan't, wouldan't :) :)		  
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woulda...
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coulda...

Thanks for the article, Tamara! Very Happy
You know, my initial reaction to "would haven't" was exactly the same as the author's: I also couldn't imagine anyone ever actually saying something so utterly ungrammatical. Never.

But after reading the author's theory, it started to sound more possible --- in spoken English. Shocked

But still....I attempted to pronounce "woulda-n't" and found it next to impossible to do satisfactorily. I guess I shouldan't bothered trying.... Laughing Wink

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Wudaaan't :) Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:17 am  Wudaaan't :)		  
Hi Amy Smile

Quote:
I attempted to pronounce "woulda-n't" and found it next to impossible to do satisfactorily.

Hmm. To me it's even more simple than [wudnt].
But, of course, I am not sure at all in 'satisfactoriness' of my pronunciation Smile Wink
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