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Although many of us know the odd Cockney rhyming slang, test yourself with this quiz to find out just how many phrases you know the meanings behind. Cockney rhyming slang originated in the East End of ...
Of course, Hepburn’s singing was dubbed inadequate for My Fair Lady and while the actor still recorded all the songs herself, another singer’s voice was utilized for the majority of the film. But ...
The King's English and Cockney are no longer common dialects among young people in the South East of England, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Essex studied the dialects of ...
(CBS News) Rest in peace, Cockney rhyming slang. Apparently Britons no longer know the "dickie birds" (words). According to a new poll, the whimsical dialect associated with London's working class is ...
‘People I meet travelling often marvel that they’ve never actually met a real cockney, because I wasn’t what they were expecting’ (Getty) My best friend’s mother (who is also a cockney) told me when ...