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He pronounced it “yahd” in his thick New England accent.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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He pronounced it “yahd” in his thick New England accent.
Paradise General Dr. Dave Hnida 2010
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Read more about it here. une oeillade (euh-yahd) noun, feminine
French Word-A-Day: 2007
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I could hiya a booy from Southie ta take a tooah of ya front yahd in his fackin' Camahro an' pahk thaht bad bastid on top a ya mailbahx.
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August 22, 2008 at 12:39 am dun…twenny quesodillas coming up, 1/2 med Picante, 1/2 Hawt Picante, and 1/2 each yahd burd and moo.
do u want - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Now go pahk yah cah in haavahd yahd, then meet me at Sullys Place in Southie.
NEW SERVER! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2007
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In America, areas colonized by higher-class immigrants from southeastern England, such as Tidewater Virginia and the Eastern New England area, maintained non-rhotic speech, which is why the stereotyped Boston accent is r-less--"I pahked my cah by Hahvahd yahd" being a prime example.
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You see, Satan heard about Stack's weakness, so he met him that dark night and took him into the grave yahd where he coaxed him into tradin his soul, promisin him he could do all kinds of magic and devilish things long as he wore that oxblood Stetson and didn't let it get away from him.
The Annotated "Stagger Lee" Robert Hunter 1978
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Why, Ah 'member one time my mammy seed me cummin' crost de yahd en she say mah dress too short.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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Us play 'roun' in de woods en arter while Marse Ned's overseer cum fine us, en he druv us back tuh de big house yahd en give evvy one uv us uh good beaten '.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Georgia Narratives, Part 3 Work Projects Administration
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