How do native English speakers say "where did they"?

Native speakers reduce "where did they" to "wher'd they" (/wɛrd.ðeɪ/) in natural speech. In what place did those people/things do something?

where did they → wher'd they | Elision

Q: What is the connected speech form of "where did they"?

"where did they" becomes "wher'd they" — a elision pattern. This is an example of elision, where the vowel and part of the consonant in 'did' are dropped. The remaining 'd' sound often links to the following word.

where did they → wher'd they /wɛrd.ðeɪ/ Elision

In what place did those people/things do something?

This is an example of elision, where the vowel and part of the consonant in 'did' are dropped. The remaining 'd' sound often links to the following word.

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where did they → wher'd they

/wɛrd.ðeɪ/

In what place did those people/things do something?

This is an example of elision, where the vowel and part of the consonant in 'did' are dropped. The remaining 'd' sound often links to the following word.

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Where did they go after the party?

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Example 2

Where did they find all those old records?

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Example 3

Wher'd they leave the car keys?

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Example 4

Wher'd they get that crazy idea?

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Example 5

Wher'd they tell you to go next?

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where did they → wher'd they