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ter1
- dialectalpronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of to.
‘Do you mean ter tell me,’ he growled at the Dursleys, ‘that this boy – this boy! – knows nothin’ abou’ – about ANYTHING?’
1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Keeper of the Keys”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 411 more example
"Jesus Christ! Was my folks refined. My mam she wouldn't think-a lettin' us young'uns call a pee pot a pee pot. A chamber's what she called it... And by God! Us young'uns had ter call the pee pot a chamber or git our God damn necks wrang."
1946, Elizabeth Metzger Howard, Before the Sun Goes Down, page 31
- dialectalpronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of to.
"But he never speaks ter anybody, child—he hain't for years, I guess, except when he just has to, for business, and all that."
1913, Eleanor H. Porter, chapter 8, in Pollyanna, L.C. Page, →OCLC1 more example
‘What about that tea then, eh?’ he said, rubbing his hands together. ‘I’d not say no ter summat stronger if yeh’ve got it, mind.’
1997 June 26, J. K. Rowling [pseudonym; Joanne Rowling], “The Keeper of the Keys”, in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Harry Potter; 1), London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 40
- dialectalnot comparablepronunciation spellingEye dialect spelling of to.
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ter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ter
“ter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ter. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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