"earl" for "oil"

[Wilson Gray]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com> wrote:
> A top Iowa-born CNN anchor revealed today that she believes Texans say
> "earl" for "oil."

Perhaps she's familiar only with th' earl bidniss in Kilgo' 'n' otha
Eess Teksiss locations.

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