An open list of 34 words by erinmckean.
- oughta was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- stedda was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- woulda was added by erinmckean and appears on 3 other lists
- coulda was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- shoulda was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- didna was added by erinmckean and appears on just this list
- lotta was added by erinmckean and appears on 3 other lists
- gotta was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- betta was added by erinmckean and appears on 4 other lists
- imma was added by ruzuzu and appears on 1 other list
- holla was added by ruzuzu and appears on 8 other lists
- mighta was added by erinmckean and appears on just this list
- canna was added by mollusque and appears on 7 other lists
- musta was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- kinda was added by mollusque and appears on 6 other lists
- sorta was added by mollusque and appears on 1 other list
- fittin' ta was added by hernesheir and appears on just this list
- betcha was added by erinmckean and appears on 3 other lists
- dontcha was added by mollusque and appears on 2 other lists
- atcha was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- whatcha was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- gotcha was added by mollusque and appears on 8 other lists
- wanna was added by erinmckean and appears on 7 other lists
- lemme was added by erinmckean and appears on 2 other lists
- gimme was added by erinmckean and appears on 9 other lists
- hadda was added by erinmckean and appears on just this list
- gonna was added by dbekeny and appears on 6 other lists
- dunno was added by mollusque and appears on 5 other lists
- usta was added by mollusque and appears on just this list
- aintcha was added by mollusque and appears on 1 other list
- wouldya was added by goff and appears on just this list
- couldya was added by goff and appears on just this list
- shouldya was added by goff and appears on just this list
- imona was added by Tyanna and appears on just this list
mollusque Here's what musicians have to say:
coulda, woulda, shoulda, Celine Dion;
shoulda, coulda, woulda, Brian McKnight;
shoulda, woulda, coulda, Beverley Knight;
woulda, coulda, shoulda, Bane. Jun 12, 2010
milosrdenstvi Sounds about right. Jun 12, 2010
mollusque When volition precedes perception of potential, woulda, coulda, shoulda expresses regret for inaction (and volition was mere velleity), whereas coulda, woulda, shoulda suggests that obligation was not perceived until opportunity had passed. Jun 12, 2010
erinmckean I think gimme and lemme qualify! I'll add 'em. Jun 11, 2010
milosrdenstvi Well, in this case I'd say a woulda is a volition or desire to perform something, of which one is conscious before his ability to perform such, represented by a coulda (with the shoulda, of course, being obligation). The potentiality, of course, is pre-existent, but that is usually irrelevant to anyone's consideration, as it is only pre-existent in time and not in perception. Jun 11, 2010
mollusque Erin, do gimme and lemme qualify? Jun 11, 2010
mollusque But doesn't the possibility of doing something usually exist before one becomes aware of it? Jun 11, 2010
milosrdenstvi I've personally always woulda'd before I've coulda'd. Jun 10, 2010
mollusque So which is it, woulda, coulda, shoulda or coulda, woulda, shoulda? Jun 9, 2010