gotta.

would have

woulda

/ˈwʊdə/Reduction
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Ariana Grande — 7 rings (official audio) · YouTube ↗

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  1. In real speech

What happens to the sounds

Unstressed have loses its h and v and becomes /ə/ → “WOULD-a”. That's why native speakers sometimes misspell it “would of”.

When to use it

I woulda called you. Spoken English; in writing use would have.

Casual → formal

Slang

woulda

Neutral

would've

Formal

would have

Sound notes