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I didn't know doin was short for doing until today.
Jun 23, 2022 4:41 PM
Answers · 6
It’s not an official contraction, but merely an easier way for native speakers to pronounce the -ing ending in rapid speech. This is a process that can apply to all verbs, not just “to do”. In formal speech, we prefer to use the full pronunciation of -ing. Note that while we write it as “doin’”, it’s not really a matter of dropping the “g” — in fact, there is never any /g/ sound at all (“g” represents /ŋ/, as in Hanyu pinyin). Note the reduction of /ɪ/ to the schwa /ə/ (which may even be dropped entirely): doing: /dʊwɪŋ/ doin’: /dʊw(ə)n/
June 23, 2022
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Jan 5, 2025 2:12 AM
It's not actually... It's more like slang.
June 23, 2022
the more yk
June 23, 2022
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