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Word: cah (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...that the BBC's radio talkers copy the diction of Franklin D. Roosevelt. "It is disturbing," snorted Professor James, "when a man stands with his back to the 'fah,' and announces that he got some 'tah' on the 'tahs' of his 'cah...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Mar. 14, 1938 | 3/14/1938 | See Source »

...Harvard accent," according to the Bulletin, is easy. There is no such thing. Citizens of the rolling-R States confuse it with the Boston accent (Hahvahd, haht, cah, etc.), which is the same as the New England accent, except that its point of origin is in the throat rather than the nose...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: TYPICAL HARVARD MAN "INDIFFERENT MAGGOT" | 11/30/1935 | See Source »

...this time he had changed to a less formidable style of costume, and announced that he was off for a game of baseball with the boys before supper. Accompanied by the still snarling secretary, Cah Writhed out of the room, vaguely muttering something about kicking the gong around

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cab Calloway Believes Orchestra's Reputation Necessary Before New Numbers Can Be Popular | 6/13/1934 | See Source »

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