Mother Tongue

A. Vine avine at ENG.SUN.COM
Wed Dec 1 17:41:04 UTC 1999


Stephanie Hysmith wrote:
>
> Andrea wrote:
> >I'm reading Bill Bryson's "Mother Tongue". I would like to hear from folks on
> >this list how accurate they think the data is that Bill provides.
> >
> >I must admit I'm really enjoying it.
> >
> I can't evaluate how accurate all of it is, but this book was my first
> introduction to Cockney rhyming slang, which I find fascinating. My British
> husband confirmed Bryson's description of it. I enjoy the book too.
>

I have a dictionary of rhyming cockney slang...



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