[Ads-l] York Stater born 1842 said "woik," "foist," "woild."

[Jonathan Lighter]

Not in NYC either.  (The "oi" doesn't appear in print till the 1890s, IIRC.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFTk6Ls4xjM

But where's the narrator from? I'll take Wales for five bucks.

JL
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