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'Gwine': How accurate is the African-American dialect in early 20th c writing?

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How popular is 'brefass' in modern American vocabulary?

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Punctuation of eye dialect

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What is the proper pronunciation for Kipling's character-name "Mowgli"?

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Why “me” instead of “my” in pirate speech?

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meaning and usage of 'teh'

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What do "Sech" and "Vich" mean in this sentence?

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Where does "Whatcha" & "Didja" come from?

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Is there a distinction between “victuals” and “vittles” that exists in writing but not in speech?

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Why are expressions like “gonna”, “wanna” and “shoulda” American English?

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Is it alright to use “usen’t” instead of “didn’t use to”?

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SNL's Black Jeopardy: What does "fid'na" mean?

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Is “not’ve” a valid [𝒔𝒊𝒄] contraction in either of spoken English or written English – or both or neither?

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How to spell "the youzhe" as in the abbreviation of "the usual"

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Sam Weller in The Pickwick Papers: What accent is Dickens portraying?

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Etymology of "If I had my druthers..."

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Correct way to spell "young'un"? [closed]

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“kinda”, “sorta”, “coulda”, “shoulda”, “lotta”, “oughta”, “betcha”, "tseasy", etc. What are these?

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