Word: gotta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...wanna tell about a club," the old vet said, "ya gotta look at 'em down the middle...
McCarthy spoke first. Dorgan began by repeating everything his colleague had said. He quoted an old ruling that: "All preceptors of the colleges, especially the university of Cambridge, gotta teach CHASTITY"--he paused, while some teen-aged girls tittered nervously--"morality, obedience--not love of Russia--and love of country...
With the demand far greater than the supply, Pappy tries to tell farmers how to make the most of their bugs. "You gotta be patient with them," he warns his customers. "They are easily frightened, timid bugs. Just lay them down gently, one handful at a time, and they'll go right to work next...
...death-ride days of Prohibition. But IQSI'S gang lord no longer swaggers about escorted by squads of dark-coated goons with bulges under their armpits, nor is he openly followed by a string of expensive tarts. His clothes are no longer flashy; everything's gotta be in good taste. He is a homebody. He lives comfortably but not fabulously in a respectable neighborhood, contributes to charity, hobnobs with cafe society, is a friend to politicians, sends his children to summer camp and the big kids to college. He allows himself a Cadillac (usually registered in his wife...
After that more letters came-first from Francavilla Fontana, later from Naples, Salerno, Milan, Bologna, Trieste. "You gotta cry," Francesco told his customers. "They're all alike. All in bad shape. I wonder, how could the authorities let this happen? But I can't make no distinguish . . ." Patiently, month after month, Francesco mailed out packages of food in clothing. Sometimes he sent cash-"whatever we can spare...