US reductions (slang)

[Tom Zurinskas]

from About.com about "reductions" in US English.  https://bay169.mail.live.com/default.aspx?id=64855#tid=cmltoAnDLg4xGpFgAhWtezrA2&fid=flinbox
Notice the letter "j" starts out describing the US "j" sound then (oops) becomes IPA /j/ for the "y" sound which should be letter "y" Note that the phonetics provided is very inadequate.   Truespel phonetics is written after the tilde (~) to clarify.   
Are you ...? = arya       ~aaryuCan you ...? = kinya       ~kinyuCould you ...? = kudja       ~koojuWould you ...? = wudja       ~woojuDid you ...? = didja          ~dijuDo you ...? = doja          ~dueyuDon't you ...? = doncha          ~doentchuWill you ...? = wilja            ~wilyuDo you want to ...? = doyawanna      ~dueyuwwaanuAre you going to ...? = aryagonna     ~aaryuggunuDo you have to ...? = dijahafta         ~dijuhhaftu

Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
See how English spelling links to sounds at http://justpaste.it/ayk



                                          
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