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| Scott | Feb 8 2011, 12:04 PM Post #1 |
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Anglophile Extraordinaire
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Do you like Cockney Rhyming slang? I think it's fun. They use it on EastEnders sometimes. If you don't know how it works, here's an example: apples and pears = stairs But they usually just use the first word (non rhyming part), so this is how you would say stairs: "I went down the apples to the basement" Get it? Here's a video that kind of explains it...notice at the end, she just uses the first words: Can't really understand them, but this is funny: One of my favorite movie scenes: |
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| Velvet | Feb 8 2011, 10:55 PM Post #2 |
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Gritty and Lush
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I am so not good at this! I guess if you live there its second nature-but I suck at this, lol. |
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| Mary Ann | Feb 9 2011, 11:26 AM Post #3 |
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Yes, I do! Loved the second video--Stephen Fry, of course! I really need captions because I missed at least half of the script. The accent is a little difficult, but the quick pace of speaking is sometimes hard--I have to replay it. Edited by Mary Ann, Feb 9 2011, 11:28 AM.
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| Mary Ann | Feb 9 2011, 06:37 PM Post #4 |
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Here's an interesting online article -- COCKNEY: What Is Cockney? Cockney Rhyming Slang Here's an excerpt:
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