Word: dey
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...built him up as a strong character, a human being extraordinary in his selflessness, his patience and simple eloquence, his deep inner contentment with the seasonal simplicities of farm life. "De Lord done been trampled on befo. . ." he sermonizes. "An hit ain't never ruffle de Lord none. Dey done nail de Lord up an poke a knife in he side and done laid de crown o' thawns on he haid, an hit didn't no more'n make him groan out wunst...
...good"-an expression denoting joyful determination, usually in the direction of gin or gals. For fittingly strong words to express astonishment: "Well, do, my Redeemer!"* Sample of Author Bradford's method of writing dialect: "And Valivostop! Dat's whar us stopped at to load on some coal. Dey got some drinkin' licker made out'n rice and bramboo and stuff named vockster. And drunk you? I tuck jest two drinks and dey had to tote me on de ship in a sack...
Vanderbilt's daughter said befo' she died dey wuz two mo' roads dat she wanted tuh ride, When ev'vy body wonduh what roads dem could be, 'twuz de Eas' Coloraydo an' de Santy...
Said Messenger Parker: "I knowed dem banjo heads wuzn't representin' de true spirit of de University an' I was provoked an' wore out wid de way dey wuz actin'. ... He didn't tech me, no indeedy, fuh you see I has de body motion an' weaved...
...killin', some by drownin' and some by burnin'. Den that night, I found a note under my door. It said, 'Green, when we git back here we don't want to find you here,' and, Cap'n, I'm telling you dey sho' didn' find...