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Examples
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"When I uz a-washin 'em in de tub, yistiddy, he own pappy asked me which of 'em was his'n."
Pudd'nhead Wilson 1955
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Ah seen his bones yistiddy, out dere on de edge of de cypress swamp.
De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston
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"I 'low ye're gittin' some tame since yistiddy," he exclaimed.
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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He chuckled again, as he meditated a humorous effort: "Ye know thet pore feller what ye winged yistiddy?"
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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"Ye hain't so damned skittish as ye was yistiddy," he jeered.
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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I bait yo 'she git up when she ter home, and I bait yo' she ain't gitting somebody ter dress her, an 'wait on her han' an 'foot like Mandy done been a-doin' sense yistiddy; ner she ain 'been keepin' better folks a-waiting fer dey meals.
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Yes, my name's Minerva Lofton -- at least it was yistiddy.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 Work Projects Administration
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We was choppin 'down de weeds in front of our parsonage yistiddy and kilt uh great big ol' cotton mouf moccasin.
De Turkey and De Law A Comedy in Three Acts Zora Neale Hurston
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All whut paid yistiddy gits dey money back, 'long wid de same amout fo 'intres' nex ', Satidy mawnin'.
Lady Luck Hugh Wiley
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I done ye dirt yistiddy, 'cause I was scared o 'ye.
Heart of the Blue Ridge Waldron Baily
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