betther

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbɛt̪ɚ]
• (Mid-Ulster English) IPA^(key): /ˈbet.t̪͆əɹ/

Adjective

betther

1. (imitating Irish accent, Mid-Ulster) Pronunciation spelling of better.
   • 1872, Horatio Alger, Jr., Phil, The Fiddler‎^[1]:

     "Will you, thin?" demanded Pat. "Thin the sooner you do it the betther.

   • 1904, Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond), The Magnetic North‎^[2]:

     An' whin ye've been at it an hour ye'll find it goes betther wid a little blasphemin';" and he gave his end of the saw to the reluctant Potts.

   • 1921, Mary Grant Bruce, (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎^[3]:

     "'Tis the soldiers have betther treatment than the officers whin it comes to boardin' transports," said the friendly policeman.

   • 1892, William Carleton, Amusing Irish Tales:

     Come, gintlemen, show them what’s betther than fifty posts—