Definitions
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- phrase
Eye dialect spelling ofhow d'you .
Etymologies
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"How d'you" /ˈhaʊdju/ becomes /ˈhaʊdʒə/ ("howja") by yod-coalescence (whereby /j/ assimilates to /ʒ/) and reduction of the unstressed /u/ (which becomes /ə/).
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Examples
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..gosh, i wish the bsnyc/rtms wasn't so restrained by his professionalism ...ga'head, howja really feel?
It's Not About The Riding: Cycling, Blogging and the Grey Lady BikeSnobNYC 2008
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