Informal contractions. What are informal contractions? I dunno how to explain exactly. They are shortened
forms of speech that people use in conversation and they're kinda useful and really important
if you want to improve your English comprehension. Lemme give you an example. wanna, gotta. They're
informal contractions. But In today's lesson we are gonna look at I'da, who'da, and some
some other stuff. gimme 5 minutes and I'll explain everything and I betcha gonna like it
Hello sweetheart.
Long time no see.
Are you gonna gimme a drink?
Tea! I woulld have preferred whisky.
"I would have preferred whisky". That's correct but do we normally speak like
that in everyday conversation? It sounds a bit like a machine speaking. Let me ask you
a question. How many ways can you contract the phrase “I would have preferred whisky?"
Are you ready?
Tea! I'd have preferred whisky.
Number 1 is "I'd have preferred whisky"
So you contract "I would" to "I'd". "I'd have preferred whisky.
And this sentence is ok in written and spoken English.
Is there another way?
Tea! "I would've preferred whisky"
Yes, "I would've preferred whisky"
that's also correct. So you contract the "would have" to "would've". "I would've preferred whisky"
and you can write that too. But is there another way?
Tea! I'd've preferred whisky
Yes "I'd've preferred whisky"
you can contrat "I would" to "I'd" and then add the "ve" sound for have.
"I'd've preferred whisky" That's called a "double contraction" you can say
it but you can't write it. In written English you can only contract a word once
Is there another way. Yes,
Tea! I'da preferred whisky
"I would have" becomes "I'da". That's it just "Ida" for "I would have". "I'da preferred whisky"
This is only a spoken contraction you can't write it.
I know what you are thinking: five ways to
say the same sentence that's insane!
If you think English can be complicated sometimes I totally agree with you.
but today I just want you to learn the "I'da" and its related forms.
"I'da" is an informal contraction and you'll hear it a lot in everyday conversation so do learn it.
Here are some more examples: "I'm sorry I'm late I'da been here sooner If
I hadn't missed the train." "I'da called but I didn't have your number".
It's not only "I would have" that can be contracted in this way
the second person "you would have" becomes.....that's right "you'da"
"You'da loved the banana pancakes". he would have becomes "he'da"
"she would have" becomes "she'da" "she'da given him whisky but she only had tea."
"we would have" becomes "we'da". "we'da been here earlier but we got lost."
"they would have" becomes "they'da" "they'da given him the job but he didn't have enough experience. "
With "it": it doesn't work " It'da preferred",
it'da preferred. No. You can't use it with negatives either.
You'll have to say "I wouldn't have" - "I wouldn't have done that."
But you can use it with "who" "who'da" is an informal contraction of "who
would have" And this very common. "Who'da thought that banana pancakes could be so tasty. "
"who'da believed that this video could be so useful"
When do you not contract this is a rule for
all contractions and not only informal contractions. Generally the rule is that if you stress the
word then you don't contract it. Often you would stress the word when contradicting or
talking about an opposite. for example. Someone says to me. "You're not
English you don't have blonde hair". I would reply I AM English. (not I'm English) because
I'm stressing the "am" so you can't contract it.
In informal contractions it's the same rule. "Don't let him do it let ME do it" (not "lemme")
"I've told you many times that I really WOULD have cooked you pancakes If I had had eggs".
You can't use "I'da" here because you are stressing the "I would have"
Informal contractions are perfectly correct in spoken English.
It's not really slang It's a natural way of speaking when you're talking quickly. However,
it's not a written form. It's Perfectly ok to say them in any situation but avoid writing
them except in really informal writing. Although I encourage you to use them It is
important to remember, that you are not obliged to use informal contractions. You should speak
in the way that you feel comfortable. "I would have preferred whisky" that's perfectly ok.
However, even if you don't use them you should still learn them because they'll really improve
your comprehension skills. In this video I use British pronunciation because, I'm British
but they are used in American English too. So Next time you are watching a tv series
or a film in English try and listen for these informal contractions you'll be surprised
how often they show up.
That's it, thank you for watching more English language videos coming soon.