"Fo'ward"

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

foh shu-ah (for sure)
foh evah (forever)

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> I hear "foward" for forward in the (AE) speech of people (who
> generally give /r/ its r-ness) more and more these days.
> Except for "Fuggeddaboudit"
> I can't think of other places where this is happening.  When
> forecastles might have turned up in day-to-day speech, I
> understand it was pronounced "fo'c'sle", but I wouldn't know
> from my own experience!
> AM
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