In fast spoken English, when the sounds 'd' and 'y' are combined (as in 'Did you?'), they blend together to produce a single 'j' sound, making phrases like 'Did you?' sound like 'Did ya?' or 'Did j'.
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Did you finish that? versus Did you finish that? Did you? When these two sounds are combined, d followed by y, instead of producing each of those sounds, instead we produce a single new sound, which is j. So, instead of saying Did you? I'll say something like Did you? Or maybe even Did ya?
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