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shoulda, woulda, coulda
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Japanese Meaning
「～すべきだった、～していただろう、～できただろう」という意味で、後悔や反省の感情を表現する口語的な略式表現 / 通常の「woulda, coulda, shoulda」とは語順が異なる別の形式で、同様に「have」を省略した非標準的な表現
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Alternative form of woulda, coulda, shoulda
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shoulda, woulda, coulda
Hearing the news, I kept repeating shoulda, woulda, coulda to myself, trapped by all the might-have-beens.
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Hearing the news, I kept repeating shoulda, woulda, coulda to myself, trapped by all the might-have-beens.
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