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Posted By: Lighter
03-Jun-15 - 08:12 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: How did 19th century Americ sound?
Subject: RE: Folklore: How did 19th century Americ sound?

Of course, if Billy the Kid grew up an Irish ghetto in NYC, he should have had a decided "lilt," though it may have been less clearly regional than that of his parents.