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A comment on The Enduring Mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s All-Purpose Noun (2016). Parent comment

Re:The Enduring Mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s All-Purpos... by moron4hire on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:42AM (#20584088)
I moved to Philly in 2008. It was around 2010 that my white, suburban friends started using "jawn" and acting like they had always been using it. By the time I left in 2012, I had not heard any other types of people else use it.
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Re:The Enduring Mystery of ‘Jawn,’ Philadelphia’s All-Purpos... by fintler on Thursday August 01, 2019 @10:52AM (#20584204)
As someone who grew up in the area, I mostly recall it being used in the late 90s, then not really that often afterwards.
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