Derivation is western North Carolina US Southern speak. Example: Damn
if I didn't just plum' ferget! We use apostrophes to replace
everything, even when there's nothing to replace. But, yes, it stands
in for the missing b.
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Mar 28, 2008, at 5:02 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
> OK, you got me, what's the derivation of that word [sic] and is the
> apostrophe to replace a b ?
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