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Re:How my father gave me a terrifying lesson at 10 by JonnieCache on Monday June 08, 2015 @05:42AM (#9678039)
The main one to get is "tha" and "thi" which are various pronunciations of "thee." Archaiac pronouns, "thee," "thou" etc are still used in various english regional dialects.

When I was a kid in the south west I used to hear people say "About she-high" or "about yay (yea?) high" when gesturing to approximate the size of an object.

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Re:How my father gave me a terrifying lesson at 10 by douche on Monday June 08, 2015 @06:33AM (#9678158)
"About yay high" is a pretty common expression in New England, especially the more isolated parts
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Re:How my father gave me a terrifying lesson at 10 by selimthegrim on Monday June 08, 2015 @09:23AM (#9678831)
I certainly heard it, and I grew up in a large Midwestern city...
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Re:How my father gave me a terrifying lesson at 10 by arethuza on Monday June 08, 2015 @06:18AM (#9678124)
"ye" for you is fairly common in some Scots dialects e.g.

"far ye gan?" - "Where are you going?"

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