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whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whis...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/72660 2023-12-31T10:18:32+01:00 whisht 1973/07/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660 eng eng W Stratford Canning/ Mrs. Julianna O'Brien, aged 85, Calvert Calvert References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14958 W_14958_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1973 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:29Z whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whisht; wish(t) Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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whist "Whisht" (will ye)! - used almost in the same sense as SSHH! But was considered a word rather than just a noise. A mother would say it to her noisy child perhaps as a very polite way of saying "Shut-up"! Be quiet! G. M. Story JUL 1973 JH JUL 1973 Used I Used I Not used whisht; wish(t) |
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Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore |
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W Stratford Canning/ Mrs. Julianna O'Brien, aged 85, Calvert Calvert References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 14958 W_14958_whist http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/72660 |
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