gotta.

Did you

Didja

/ˈdɪdʒə/AssimilationReduction
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Taylor Swift — Anti-Hero (official video) · YouTube ↗

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  1. In real speech

What happens to the sounds

d + y blend into /dʒ/ (“j”), and you weakens to /ə/: did you → “DID-ja”.

When to use it

Didja see that? Even polite speakers say it this way when talking fast — it's natural pronunciation, not slang.

Casual → formal

Slang

didja

Neutral

did you

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