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"In Armenian, kini," said I; "in Welsh, gwin; Latin, vinum; but do you think that Janus and janin are one?"
Lavengro the Scholar - the Gypsy - the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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'In Armenian, kini,' said I; 'in Welsh, gwin; Latin, vinum; but do you think that Janus and janin are one?'
Lavengro; the Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest George Henry Borrow 1842
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Wuz in process of dropping out ob kollege and gwin to werk.
Whut is dis! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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Laws in this country mean what the government says they mean -- and what they mean today may be different from what they mean next month, a reality reflected in the Burmese nickname for the law: thayay-gwin, or "rubber band," because, as Larkin explains, it is so flexible.
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But if, on the strength of this, any one else ventured a reproof, Candace was immediately round on the other side: -- "Dat ar 'chile gwin' to be spiled, 'cause dey's allers a-pickin 'on him; -- he's well enough, on'y let him alone."
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 Various
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Ef'n dey met a niggah on de road dey'd say, "Whar ez you gwin dis time ob mawnin '?"
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration
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His name is Nin-gwin-ne-na, and he is a quiet, gentle lad of thirteen or fourteen.
Missionary Work Among the Ojebway Indians Edward Francis Wilson
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_Signs_: "Good luck ter git up 'fore day-lite ef'n youer gwin sum place er start sum wuk."
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Tennessee Narratives Work Projects Administration
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It's jest spittin 'fire, dat's what it's a-doin', an 'ef somebody don't do suffin' fo 'Massa Tom mighty quick, dere ain't gwin t' be any Massa
Tom Swift and His Giant Cannon, or, the Longest Shots on Record Victor [pseud.] Appleton
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I aint really believe Miss Bev'ly is in no danger 'twell Miss Petty done got me so sympathizin', but now I'se shore rattled an 'I'se gwin' ter find out fer sartin.
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