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cockney rhyming slang
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Liz 47 | Report | 28 Jun 2009 21:55 |
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Thanks Mac - think I have got the meaning now! My ancestors came from West Ham, so have become interested in the East End, |
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Liz 47 | Report | 28 Jun 2009 17:36 |
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Many thanks, have just finished reading the book, like the others it is excellent |
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Margaret | Report | 28 Jun 2009 17:32 |
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You are reading "farewell to the eastend" what are really great set of books they are. |
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Liz 47 | Report | 28 Jun 2009 17:24 |
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Many thanks, I read it in a book "nice bit o' sailor's cake' - but it said the meaning was too rude to print, and to look in the book "Rude Cockney Rhyming Slang" |
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Liz 47 | Report | 28 Jun 2009 17:03 |
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Please does anyone know the meaning of the expression "sailors cake" - if it is too rude to put on the boards, could you pm me |
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