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Question
In the story, we find a lot of American slang usage of English. Complete the tabular column with standard English. One has been done for you.
| Finally hit ‘pon | |
| There ain’t anything mean about me. | |
| ‘Deed I don’t know. | There isn’t anything mean about me. |
| Yes’m. That is, I believe they do. | |
| ‘She’d a roasted bowel out of me.' | |
| ‘Oh, go ‘long with you, Tom.’ |
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Solution
| Finally hit ‘pon | Finally hit upon |
| There ain’t anything mean about me. | There isn’t anything mean about me. |
| ‘Deed I don’t know. | Indeed I don't know |
| Yes’m. That is, I believe they do. | Yes, I am That is, I believe they do. |
| ‘She’d a roasted bowel out of me.' | She had a roasted bowel out of me. |
| ‘Oh, go ‘long with you, Tom.’ | Oh, go along with you, Tom. |
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