Gentlemen. A word from Gone With the Wind by Margaret Mitchell. Spoken by African American that that did not accurately pronounce the word “gentleman” instead s pronounced it as “Gempmum.”
From Chapter 17
“De Confedrutsy need Big Sam mo’ dan us do.’ An’ she gib me a dollar an’ tell me ter do jes’ whut de w’ite gempmums tells me. So hyah us is.”
“De Confedrutsy need Big Sam mo’ dan us do.’ An’ she gib me a dollar an’ tell me ter do jes’ whut de w’ite gempmums tells me. So hyah us is.”
by Oklmao April 26, 2023
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