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Word: droppin (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...production is so slick that it scarcely matters that some of the acting is not. When they think about it, the two daughters-in-law practice their accents, droppin' g's like sure-'nuff Texans. When they do something besides thinking, like parading around the swimming pool, they sound as if the only Texans they know are those who shop on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills. Bel Geddes does not even attempt an accent, but she is so good at everything else that no one notices. Lucky Larry Hagman, who grew up in Texas, sounds just right...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Big House on the Prairie | 11/12/1979 | See Source »

...world cause he lost all the land. He lost everything. You see him trying to give trouble there? I didn't care how he shook hands, but I did it his way so there wouldn't be any trouble. And it looks like he's just droppin in and got bitter. I been around here three years and I haven't seen...

Author: By Timothy Carlson, | Title: In Spudnick's | 2/25/1974 | See Source »

...city's far, far away, over the mountains," the magician told him. "I was 15 when it was totaled. They was droppin' dead in the streets for years." "Take me to the city," Glen said. But the magician had other business, so just like Prince Valiant on a quest for the Holy Grail, Glen set out for the city...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Primitive Odyssey | 6/14/1971 | See Source »

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