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Examples
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I wisht I wuz a tree, er a stump, er a rock, er sump'n w'at could stay on de plantation fer a w'ile. '
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En I 'spec' he would a done it, too, ef de Yankees hadn 's'picioned sump'n, en killed him fus'.
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Dey could hear sump'n moanin 'en groanin' 'bout de kitchen in de night-time, en w'en de win 'would blow dey could hear sump'n a-hollerin' en sweekin 'lack hit wuz in great pain en sufferin'.
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I wanter be turnt inter sump'n w'at'll stay in one place. '
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It wuz de beatenis 'thing de w'ite folks eber hearn of, en Mars Marrabo' lowed dat Sandy must a 'clim' up on de tree en jump 'off on a mule er sump'n, en rid fur' nuff fer ter spile de scent.
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I had wukked 'long wid Dave so much dat I knowed his tracks: he had a monst'us long foot, wid a holler instep, w'ich wuz sump'n skase 'mongs' black folks.
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Eve'y night er so somebody 'ud steal a side er bacon, er a ham, er a shoulder, er sump'n, fum one er de smoke-'ouses.
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En one day he up'n tole Mars Walker he got sump'n pertickler fer ter say ter 'im; en he tuk Mars Walker off ter one side, en tole' im he wuz gwine ter show 'im a place in de swamp whar dey wuz a whole trac' er lan 'covered wid ham-trees.
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En she tol 'Jeff fer ter go down en see ole Aun' Peggy, de cunjuh-'oman down by de Wim'l'ton Road, en ax her fer ter gib 'im sump'n ter he'p git
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'You won't hab no mouf ner years, but I kin turn yer back oncet in a w'ile, so yer kin git sump'n ter eat, en hear w'at's gwine on.'
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