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"Some yute deh bout di place whe wi hear seh gone di nex way. Wi neva actually ketch dem, but wi hear from good source who si dem out a road a par wid man weh known as 'fish'. Dem nuh nuff still eno, but dem affi lef to, wi nuh want none a dem in ya," another female resident added.
From a Jamaica Star Online article about a community that has sworn to drive out all homosexuals. Attempting to put aside the vile homophobia of the residents — I mean, they call it Gay Eradication Day! — the Star's use of print patois is... well, different. Even my Jamaican friends have had trouble figuring out what the sources are saying.






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