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30 Oct 2014 16:47 #221143
by ketchim
Nutten to do witn that song , Mes
Everyone has a Yard , right ?
In GT back in the mid 70s we used toe tell each other Lets meet by by so and so Yard
Jamaicans just wanna Own it .
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30 Oct 2014 17:51 #221166
by SeanM
Because in our Patois, "Yard" is synanimous with home "home" and since Jamaicans like to say "yow when ya go a yard" when refering to Jamaica... Jamaicans are called Yardie, it just means home, or Jamaica, as such a Yardie is a jamaican...
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30 Oct 2014 18:18 #221180
by ketchim
It is NOT exclusive to Jamaica : it was used in Guyana circa 60s and 70s.
Then went outta style ::LOL::
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