>In Scotland it would be "I shoudda"

that looks oddly Brooklynish...
"So what happens? He gets the title shot outdoors on the ballpark and what do I get? A one-way ticket to Palooka-ville! You was my brother, Charley, you shoulda looked out for me a little bit. You shoulda taken care of me just a little bit so I wouldn't have to take them dives for the short-end money.... I coulda had class. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am, let's face it." -- Marlin Brando in "On the Waterfront"