Dialects of Ontario

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By gosh and by gorry

Parf of speech: Exclamation, OED Year: N/A, OED Evaluation: NA

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Interviewer: These are all expressions that were common. Speaker 1: Yup. Interviewer: Yeah. Speaker 1: Yup. Speaker 2: Yes, you certainly- Speaker 1: "By-gosh-and-by-gorry." Do you remember that one, Bertrand? Speaker 2: Yup. Speaker 1: "By-gosh-and-by-gorry?"
Used to express surprise.
Speaker: Millicent Muldoon, Gender: Female, Age at interview: 77, Interview: 2013, Almonte
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