Difference in meaning for どういうこと


If you say `どういうこと`, as ど\ういうこと, when asking a question, I think it just asks
for an explanation (possibly followed by a quick rise on that last mora).

But when someone already knows what is going on (they're just a little
confused), does it happen that it sounds more like どういうこと￣? Like here:  
<https://vocaroo.com/1mSKgQHbjjyw>

[Original
video(48:35)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AjmuPP92Zk&ab_channel=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A8%E3%80%82)

This isn't the first time I've heard it like that. Does the pronunciation
switch like that, or am I not hearing the drop in pitch right? Or is there
something else?

Is the meaning different too?




I see it as a somewhat intentional use of a non-standard pronunciation. The
non-standard version can be written どゆこと instead of どういうこと. Perhaps a dialect
might have affected it originally, but I'm not too sure about that.

It may bring a more conversational and immature tone and may indicate "I'm
genuinely saying/asking this", but the meaning remains basically the same:
"why? how come?"




I see it as a somewhat intentional use of a non-standard pronunciation. The
non-standard version can be written どゆこと instead of どういうこと. Perhaps a dialect
might have affected it originally, but I'm not too sure about that.

It may bring a more conversational and immature tone and may indicate "I'm
genuinely saying/asking this", but the meaning remains basically the same:
"why? how come?"

