howja

English

Etymology

"How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/).

Pronunciation

enPR: houʹjə, IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊdʒə/

Contraction

howja

Eye dialect spelling of how d'you.
- 1920 June 19, P. G. Wodehouse, The Little Warrior, part IX, in Collier's, page 14:
  “Selby.” ¶ “Howja spell it?” ¶ “S-e-l-b-y.”
- 1972, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball, 2nd Limelight Edition (1994), →ISBN, pages 112–113:
  ‘Howja do! Howja do! Howja do! Hellooooo everybardy!…’
- 2010, Charisse Goodman, The Starved Senses, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 257:
  “Howja do that?” she mumbled thickly. “Howja make firecrackers sound just like guns indoors?” Boy, they sure got some smart guys there, she thought.

单词	howja
释义	howja English Etymology "How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/). Pronunciation enPR: houʹjə, IPA^(key): /ˈhaʊdʒə/ Contraction howja Eye dialect spelling of how d'you. 1920 June 19, P. G. Wodehouse, The Little Warrior, part IX, in Collier's, page 14: “Selby.” ¶ “Howja spell it?” ¶ “S-e-l-b-y.” 1972, Ian Whitcomb, After the Ball, 2nd Limelight Edition (1994), →ISBN, pages 112–113: ‘Howja do! Howja do! Howja do! Hellooooo everybardy!…’ 2010, Charisse Goodman, The Starved Senses, Dog Ear Publishing, →ISBN, page 257: “Howja do that?” she mumbled thickly. “Howja make firecrackers sound just like guns indoors?” Boy, they sure got some smart guys there, she thought.
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