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Examples
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He can't preach and he look like 10¢ worth of have-mercy, let lone gittin 'up dare tryin' to throw slams at us.
De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston
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She oughter feel like a penny's worth of have-mercy wid all dis stink behind her daughter.
De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston
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She oughter feel like a penny's worth of have-mercy wid all dis stink behind her daughter.
The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts Langston Hughes 1934
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He can't preach an 'he look like 10 cents worth of have-mercy let lone gittin' up dere tryin 'to throw slams at us.
The Mule-Bone: A Comedy of Negro Life in Three Acts Langston Hughes 1934
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