The Shadows - Tiki Music

TW Trader Woody Member Tiki Manor, Forest of Bowland,UK Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: 2301	TW Trader Woody Posted posted on Mon, Oct 11, 2004 10:03 AM On 2004-10-09 11:05, st. john the bassist wrote: As for the quote, how did this saying come about? Cockney rhyming slang has been around for hundreds of years, with new words being added all the time. It originated in the East End of London (That's where Cockneys come from) but it's used here and there throughout the UK. Most people would probably use just a couple of these phrases. The only one's I use are 'I'm Hank Marvin' - starving, 'Brown bread' - dead, and 'up the Gary Glitter (errrr.......up the arse, as he rhymes with 'shitter'.) The English language is constantly evolving! Here's a link to some more rhyming slang: http://www.aldertons.com/english-.htm Trader Woody

On 2004-10-09 11:05, st. john the bassist wrote:
As for the quote, how did this saying come about?

Cockney rhyming slang has been around for hundreds of years, with new words being added all the time. It originated in the East End of London (That's where Cockneys come from) but it's used here and there throughout the UK. Most people would probably use just a couple of these phrases. The only one's I use are 'I'm Hank Marvin' - starving, 'Brown bread' - dead, and 'up the Gary Glitter (errrr.......up the arse, as he rhymes with 'shitter'.) The English language is constantly evolving!

Here's a link to some more rhyming slang:

http://www.aldertons.com/english-.htm

Trader Woody

Post #119029 by Trader Woody on Mon, Oct 11, 2004 10:03 AM