Timeline for Origin of "Erry" (every)
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| Feb 13, 2023 at 22:48 | vote | accept | Zairja | ||
| Oct 24, 2012 at 9:04 | history | bounty ended | CommunityBot | ||
| Oct 17, 2012 at 12:37 | comment | added | Marcus_33 | I wasn't able to locate any music that would indicate an origin of erry - there's lots of songs out there, but they're all recent enough to be a result of the trend, not the progenitor. | |
| Oct 17, 2012 at 0:16 | comment | added | New Alexandria | I'm reminded that dropping the 'y' and 'v' syllables is common in 'Pittsburghese' - a dialectic way of speaking in the Pittsburgh / Appalachian area. I had a long-running discussion with a language-anthropologist from the Pittsburgh area on the topic of the origins of Pittsburghese. Regardless, the jazz community (predominantly African Americans) has strong roots in the Pittsburgh area and this dialect may have influenced the origins of these pronunciations. | |
| Oct 16, 2012 at 20:57 | comment | added | Zairja | This answer is useful, but it still doesn't provide a background for erry. Keeping in mind that err (or urr) originates from a Missouri "Southern" dialect, perhaps going further south along the Gulf or Coastal South is where you'll find speakers say erry. Lil Wayne is from New Orleans. Antoine Dodson is from Alabama (says "erry" in the infamous news clip). I think it's safe to say that erry has spread throughout the Black diaspora and beyond, but its roots appear to be firmly in the South (perhaps Creole / Gullah influence?). Could you also provide early examples of erry in music? | |
| Oct 16, 2012 at 15:05 | history | edited | Marcus_33 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 16, 2012 at 14:26 | comment | added | Zairja | Great find! This may be the answer. I'm going to follow the leads you provided. | |
| Oct 16, 2012 at 14:05 | history | answered | Marcus_33 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |