contraction of would

[Scotslad85]

Kenny says (14:05):
Why'd you hate cats?

I meant to say "why would you hate cats?"

Under any circumstances, could what I have said been indicative of what I meant, or could what I actually said only have ever meant "why did you hate cats?"

Curious...

[Mister Micawber]

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I think that 99% of the time the listener would interpret it as 'Why did'. Other uses are clear: 'I'd rather hate cats than dogs'.
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