Learn · 1607–1775
A short dialogue using Colonial America slang. Tap any line to hear it spoken.
Goodman Hale
"Prithee, hast thou seen Goodman Bradford this morn?"
Mistress Allen
"Verily, he rode to market at dawn. Gadzooks, the road was thick with mud!"
"Forsooth, I shall await him at the meetinghouse. Huzzah for a dry afternoon."