See 'ark at 'ee on Wiktionary
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"etymology_text": "From hark (“listen”) + at + 'ee (“variant of ye or thee”) or he (“third-person singular”); imitative of the pronunciation used by some natives of Bristol and the West Country of England.",
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"ref": "1995, Brian Jacques, The Outcast of Redwall: A Tale from Redwall (A Tale of Redwall; 8), London: Hutchinson, →ISBN; republished as Outcast of Redwall, London: Red Fox, 2007, →ISBN, book 3 (The Warrior’s Reckoning), page 305:",
"text": "‘Look at that water! No wonder Duddle said he wouldn’t dare take the raft down this way; it’s dreadful!’ / Togget pointed ahead. ‘Yurr oi think et wursens yonder, ’ark at ee roaren et makes!’",
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"ref": "2013, Ben Gwalchmai, chapter 15, in Purefinder, Lanham, Md.: John Hunt Publishing, →ISBN:",
"text": "‘Is that you … Bristol George?’\n ‘Ark at ’ee – Bristol George, hah! Jus’ George, laaad jus’ George.’",
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"Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it."
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"(Bristol and West Country, informal) Listen to you; listen to yourself; listen to it."
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"word": "klausos tevi"
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"ref": "2012 March 29, Emma Kasprzak, “Yeah but no but: Is the Bristol accent gert lush?”, in BBC News, archived from the original on 2017-07-06:",
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"ref": "2014 February 4, “Jooohn Ag”, “Failed Charity Boss Announces 2014 Tour! Unionised Workers Not Invited!”, in The Bristolian, archived from the original on 2017-10-22:",
"text": "Ark at ee, it’s our old friend MARK ‘NOT THAT ONE’ OWEN, the moribund boss of troubled equine charity HorseWorld!",
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"(Bristol and West Country, informal) Used to draw attention to something or someone."
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"text": "‘Look at that water! No wonder Duddle said he wouldn’t dare take the raft down this way; it’s dreadful!’ / Togget pointed ahead. ‘Yurr oi think et wursens yonder, ’ark at ee roaren et makes!’",
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"word": "'ark at 'ee"
}
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