by ozziepost 4 Replies latest jw friends
G'day Safe4kids,
Couldn't reply on original thread, so will try here.
The Brits sometimes use a form of rhyming slang. It's origins are with the Cockneys i.e. east-enders of London.
So 'apples and pears' means stairs. It rhymes, you see.
Now what does 'Adam and Eve' rhyme with?
You got it... it's 'believe'.
Simple really, eh?
Cheers,
Ozzie (of the Pure Language class)
Freedom is not having to wear a tie.
Hi Ozzie ,
I have been bemoaning the fact that I can't attend the Sydney BBQ...I'm sure it will be a blast...thanks for the above info however, I fear my brain doesn't twist in those particular directions...trust me, I'm twisted in other ways tho'!
Thanks for the lessons in Strine...goodonya mate!
Dana
"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
Somebody else
Safe:
Here's some additional gen on rhyming slang, so y'all don't get caught out:
Sometimes rhyming slang doesn't rhyme! That's because it's contracted. For instance, someone may say "I'm going to take a butchers at that car."
Butchers = Butchers hook = look.
So as well as knowing the rhyme, you have to know the phrase.
There. On your next visit to London, you can sound like a local!
Expatbrit, going chicken oriental
Expatbrit...
Never been to London...would love to go! But I gotta tell you, there ain't no way in hell I'm ever gonna get the hang of that goldurned slang!!! LOL...I have NO idea what (or where) it is you're going!!!
I'm fixin' to lose my mind
Dana
"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle."
Somebody else
Don't forget the old 'whistle and flute" = suit
esther
