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yez pronoun you (plural) IRELAND, 1828 Originally only in representations of Irish speakers, but later as the typical Australian pronunciation with an unstressed vowel.- ‘Deed, miss, it’s the truth, on my sowl. I’ve but jest come back to yez this morning. O my! but it’s a cruel thrick to play an ould man. — Marcus Clarke, His Natural Life, p. 203, 1874
- She heard Jinny’s hoarse whisper, “Orl of yez wait an” I’ll bring yer sumsin’.“ — Barbara Baynton, Bush Studies, p. 128, 1902
- BOSS GANGER: Well, Mick, how did you enjoy your Christmas holidays?’ MICK: Well, to tell yez the truth, O’im glad to be back to worruk fer a rest. — Norman Lindsay, Comic Art of Norman Lindsay, p. 190, 1914
- — Nino Culotta (John O’Grady), They’re A Weird Mob, p. 75, 1957
- — Lance Peters, The Dirty Half-Mile, p. 91, 1979
- The kid only had a halfpenny. The bulls’ eyes is a penny each. Nothink cheaper. “How much does yez pay for empty bottles?” says the kid. I says a penny. — Hesba Brinsmead, Longtime Dreaming, p. 58, 1982
- Hey girls! Comin’ up the pub with us? Come on, we’ll buy yez a drink! — Mr Rhees, Oz-Wide Tales, p. 17, 1990
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