Why does did you sometimes sound like didja? Why can could you sound like couldja? And why does don't you sometimes sound like don-chu?

In this episode of The Accent Journey, we continue our exploration of assimilation in connected American English. We look at how neighboring sounds influence one another in everyday conversation, causing words to blend together and sometimes produce pronunciations that sound very different from their written forms.

In this episode, you'll learn about:

• did you → didja
• could you → couldja
• would you → wouldja
• don't you → don-chu

You'll learn what's happening physically when these sounds co ...