Eye dialect spelling of didn’t.' name='description'> di'n't - definition and meaning

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  • phrase Eye dialect spelling of didn’t.

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Examples

  • But a governor who demands personal property tax reductions specifically because he personally has lots of ATVs and boats, who gets into "No you di'n't" arguments with callers to an NPR radio program, who uses his celebrity AS GOVERNOR to launch a miserable attempt at a sportscasting career WHILE STILL GOVERNOR, still scrapes the bar on that hurdle as he goes over it.

    Coleman Declares Victory In Minnesota Senate Race, Recount Likely 2009

  • But fact is, Reverend, you di'n't have the boys put somewhere else.

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • Course I see why you di'n't want to say in front of the wife and the little ones.

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • Swore to me because he di'n't want me taking him along to make sure he handed them over. '

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • So, yeah, I wanted you away from Katja Wolfe but not cos I believed you're meant for a man's love and not a woman's love cos I di'n't know that, did I, how could I.

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • 'He got 'em off a stall in the Stables Market, di'n't he.

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • But I di'n't think it'd be something you'd really want me to do.

    With No One as Witness George, Elizabeth 2005

  • We 'ad' im 'ere on the Knight Bus, di'n't we, Ern?

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Rowling, J. K. 1999

  • "'Ow come you di'n't tell us' oo you are, eh, Neville?" said Stan, beaming at Harry, while Ernie's owlish face peered interestedly over Stan's shoulder.

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Rowling, J. K. 1999

  • "Pity you di'n't think on 'er more in' er lifetime."

    A Sheaf of Corn Mary E. Mann

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