Terlet

[Paul Johnston]

Used to be New York City/Brooklyn/Hudson County, NJ as a
hypercorrection, reflecting the verse/voice (or bird/Boyd) merger.  I
have heard it, but only from really old speakers.

Paul Johnston
On Mar 21, 2010, at 4:17 PM, Sam Clements wrote:

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> From what dialect/region would one find the word "terlet" to mean =
> "toilet?"
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> Sam Clements
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