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#57073 02/20/02 01:55 PM
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dat's right!

dat's roight?


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dat's roight? = Dublinese

dat's right! (usually pronounced 'das riiiiiiggghhh') = everywhere else


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dat's right! (usually pronounced 'das riiiiiiggghhh') = everywhere else

tanks fer clearin dat up, Rubrick! [ungrin]


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Also, the hard "th" sound like in "the" becomes "d", so "the" is "duh", and "there" is "dere".

So too here in Chicago, among certain groups who happen to be of particular politcal power. Thus the mayor of our city is oft referred to in the press as Hizzoner Da Mayor, and Mike Ditka, when coaching our football team Da Bears, was nicknamed Da Coach.




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My dictionary spelled it aitch while explaining the etymology of Amazon.


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I finally worked out why the title of this thread - "H for dropping" - was bothering me so. The emotional part of me (wherever that may be) was reading "H-bomb for dropping". Anyone else have that problem? [thinking-this-highly-unlikely-e]


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I finally worked out why the title of this thread - "H for dropping" - was bothering me so. The emotional part of me (wherever that may be) was reading "H-bomb for dropping". Anyone else have that problem? [thinking-this-highly-unlikely-e]

Sorry, the flash blinded me, and I'm still trying to deal with the noise pollution caused by the clicking of the Geiger counter ... I just thought that spring had arrived early!



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