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Rory Manton

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #1

Just watched an advert for yes car credit and I have a question for all the
intelligentsia heree. The two little girls in the back seat of the car sau
"we would say yes" to a question asked by the blond girl, but thay don't
say "we would" but a contraction of the two words "we would" .

How do you spell that contraction?

I can't figure it out.


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Paul - xxx

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #2

Rory Manton vaguely muttered something like ...
> Just watched an advert for yes car credit and I have a question for all
> the intelligentsia heree. The two little girls in the back seat of the
> car sau "we would say yes" to a question asked by the blond girl, but
> thay don't say "we would" but a contraction of the two words "we would" .
>
> How do you spell that contraction?
>
> I can't figure it out.

we'd

as in you'd - you would, he'd, he would etc etc


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GbH

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #3

In news:[email protected],
Paul - xxx <[email protected]> blithered:
> Rory Manton vaguely muttered something like ...
>> Just watched an advert for yes car credit and I have a question for
>> all the intelligentsia heree. The two little girls in the back seat
>> of the car sau "we would say yes" to a question asked by the blond
>> girl, but thay don't say "we would" but a contraction of the two
>> words "we would" .
>>
>> How do you spell that contraction?
>>
>> I can't figure it out.
>
> we'd
>
> as in you'd - you would, he'd, he would etc etc

Unfortunately that contraction is indistinguishable from that for we had!

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Rory Manton

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #4

in article [email protected], Paul - xxx at
[email protected] wrote on 11/10/04 13:20:

> Rory Manton vaguely muttered something like ...
>> Just watched an advert for yes car credit and I have a question for all
>> the intelligentsia heree. The two little girls in the back seat of the
>> car sau "we would say yes" to a question asked by the blond girl, but
>> thay don't say "we would" but a contraction of the two words "we would" .
>>
>> How do you spell that contraction?
>>
>> I can't figure it out.
>
> we'd
>
> as in you'd - you would, he'd, he would etc etc
>
Thanks for that. I just cant spell to save my liff.

 

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Paul - xxx

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #5

GbH vaguely muttered something like ...
> In news:[email protected],
> Paul - xxx <[email protected]> blithered:
>> Rory Manton vaguely muttered something like ...
>>> Just watched an advert for yes car credit and I have a question for
>>> all the intelligentsia heree. The two little girls in the back seat
>>> of the car sau "we would say yes" to a question asked by the blond
>>> girl, but thay don't say "we would" but a contraction of the two
>>> words "we would" .
>>>
>>> How do you spell that contraction?
>>>
>>> I can't figure it out.
>>
>> we'd
>>
>> as in you'd - you would, he'd, he would etc etc
>
> Unfortunately that contraction is indistinguishable from that for we had!

I wasn't aware that 'we had' could be contracted ... but assuming it can and
you're right, then as it wouldn't normally be used singularly and out of
context in a normal sentence, it isn't really a problem.

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Richard Brookman

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• Oct 11, 2004

• #6

So Paul - xxx was, like

>> Unfortunately that contraction is indistinguishable from that for we
>> had!
>
> I wasn't aware that 'we had' could be contracted ...

Course it can! _We would_ have been wet if _we had_ been outside in the
rain = We'd have been wet if we'd been outside in the rain.

Lots of words sound the same - bear (animal), bear (carry), bare
(unclothed) - the context usually makes the meaning clear. This naked
animal is injured - can you bear the bare bear to hospital?

Or something. I'll get me trapper's hat...

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Paul - xxx

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• Oct 12, 2004

• #7

Richard Brookman vaguely muttered something like ...
> So Paul - xxx was, like
>
>>> Unfortunately that contraction is indistinguishable from that for we
>>> had!
>>
>> I wasn't aware that 'we had' could be contracted ...
>
> Course it can! _We would_ have been wet if _we had_ been outside in the
> rain = We'd have been wet if we'd been outside in the rain.

Heh, obvious when you think ... which I patently didn't ..

> Lots of words sound the same - bear (animal), bear (carry), bare
> (unclothed) - the context usually makes the meaning clear. This naked
> animal is injured - can you bear the bare bear to hospital?

Which is what I said in the bit you snipped ... context makes the meaning
clear ..

> Or something. I'll get me trapper's hat...

And I'll get me jerkin ...


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Richard Brookman

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• Oct 12, 2004

• #8

So Paul - xxx was, like

>> Or something. I'll get me trapper's hat...
>
> And I'll get me jerkin ...

Fnarrr. Gherkins.

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