[ Outline ] · Standard · Linear+ English, But Not As You Know It............, Hows your cockney rhyming slang?????

[penelope]

Some of you may have noticed that now and then we have some major language barriers, despite all speaking english! So, heres a thread to test your knowledge of that great London phenomenon, Cockney Rhyming Slang!!!!
I'll put up a phrase, and we'll see who can work out what it means first, i.e. 'apples and pears' is 'stairs'. I might even come up with prizes?!?

Ok, now you know what your doing, who knows what this is.........

'Fife and Drum'

[sweetnsexy]

Bondi, I am impressed!!

Apart from a couple, you got most spot on.

Of course, I did make it easier by quoting the full slang...often the expressions used get shortened.....so Bristol Citys = Bristols; Dog and bone = dog; China plate = china.

There are several slang expressions commonly used here which are derived from cockney slang, and often the original meaning has been forgotten...for example, a stupid man might get called a berk, which seems fairly innocuous - until you remember that this is a foreshortening of Berkshire Hunt....!!

[bondiguy]

Bondi, I am impressed!! 

Apart from a couple, you got most spot on.

Of course, I did make it easier by quoting the full slang...often the expressions used get shortened.....so Bristol Citys = Bristols; Dog and bone = dog; China plate = china.

There are several slang expressions commonly used here which are derived from cockney slang, and often the original meaning has been forgotten...for example, a stupid man might get called a berk, which seems fairly innocuous - until you remember that this is a foreshortening of Berkshire Hunt....!!

Thank you thank you! My old man's mother was a pommy so he has picked up alot of the slang and passed it down the line. Some I wasnt sure on but they are pretty easy tp pick up in the context of the writing. Of course in Australia they have become adapted and I just make my own up

Pigs Ear = Beer
Brad Pitts = Shit

etc

[evade20]

Brad Pitts = Shit

A comment on his acting or just the rhymy lingo thing?

Actually your exposure through out life to this type of language play probably has influenced your poetry/ singing hobby.

you ought to post a sound bite of your band....