http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cockney-rhyming-slang/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cockney-rhyming-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-143183 Stephen Thorn Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:41:08 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=704#comment-143183 I first became aware of this slang in one of my favorite movies, "Mr. Lucky," starring Cary Grant. In that movie they said the slang was Australian, and along with Barnet Fair they used "bottles and stoppers" (coppers -- police), "tit for tat" (hat), "lady from Bristol" (pistol), "I suppose" (nose), "heap of coke" (bloke -- man), and "storm and strife" (wife). If you'd like to watch a good romantic comedy/drama, I recommend the movie. They run it on Turner Classic Movies on occasion, or maybe you can find it on VHS or DVD. I first became aware of this slang in one of my favorite movies, “Mr. Lucky,” starring Cary Grant. In that movie they said the slang was Australian, and along with Barnet Fair they used “bottles and stoppers” (coppers — police), “tit for tat” (hat), “lady from Bristol” (pistol), “I suppose” (nose), “heap of coke” (bloke — man), and “storm and strife” (wife). If you’d like to watch a good romantic comedy/drama, I recommend the movie. They run it on Turner Classic Movies on occasion, or maybe you can find it on VHS or DVD.

]]> http://www.dailywritingtips.com/cockney-rhyming-slang/comment-page-1/#comment-91387 japanese words Wed, 04 Mar 2009 06:51:31 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=704#comment-91387 These are great. Though I sometimes have difficulty understanding, I love the way it sounds. I have saved this list for later. Thanks. These are great. Though I sometimes have difficulty understanding, I love the way it sounds. I have saved this list for later. Thanks.

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