imposserble

Updated: June 5, 2025

"'There ain't no such country, says the man, 'you mean Sweden, he says, and my Pa says, 'I means just what I say, he says. "And the man looks at him and he says, 'Mister Duggan, he says, 'is an Irishman. "'With er name like that, says my Pa, 'imposserble. 'Sides I never heard of Irishmen. What country do they come from? and, honest, my Pa never batted an eyelid.

William Banks - William Adolphus Turnpike

"Our young mate was at de light-house beyond all controwersy; and how can he be den on dat rock over yonder, too?" "Dat is imposserbul," answered Josh; "derefore I says it is n't true. I surposes you know dat what is imposserbul is n't true, Simon. Nobody can't be out yonder and down here at de same time. Dat is imposserble, Simon.

James Fenimore Cooper - Jack Tier