Didn't as [dIdInt]

[Jonathan Lighter]

I've heard this only in very emphatic speech.  And not often.

JL




On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net>
wrote:

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> My father sent me this message. I hadn't noticed this; has any of you?
> He lives in Houston, Texas, and the person he reports on grew up in
> Corpus Christi.
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> Neal
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>     Hi Neal.
>
>     I?'d like to hear your commentary on something I have noticed a lot
>     lately.It annoys me to no end.Many people these days, at least
>     around here and especially on TV (and [a guy he knows] does it) is
>     to pronounce contractions like didn?t as didint, instead of the
>     obvious ?did? followed by an ?nt? sound. Similarly they pronounce
>     couldn?t as couldint and wouldn?t as woodint, etc.Is this a regional
>     thing?Or a dialect of some sort?Or is it bad grammar or diction or
>     some affectation or just plain ignorance?How long have people been
>     saying this, and what is its origin if you know?
>
>     Love,
>
>     Dad
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