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Lord Freddie wrote:Innit - full stop

Love it!
In all honesty, I don't care how many people say these expressions are "common" or "inappropriate" I think they're great! I think it adds culture!

Slang is great!

Some expression are great and some are plain annoying due to the fact that they're overused. I saw some 'gangsta' types beng interviewed after a shooting at some atrocious looking nightclub and every third word was 'right' or, more 'raaayyyyttt'.

Don't these people realise they're living cliches? I thought when someone came along and parodied it to death (Ali G in this instance) that these people would realise how ludicrious they came across, grew up and changed their ways.

Another thing that riles is when middle-class, white kids, talk in a Jamaican accent. It's so obviously affected as it's not their natural voice.

Why only that accent? You don't hear cod Scots, Geordie, Spainish, Australian, Indian or Welsh accents?

It's just plain weird. They come from Surrey and decide to impersonate someone that lives in Kingston (Jamaica).

To me, it's just like Al Jolson without the facepaint.

Being a real cockney here is some expresions i use me sen.

Mush = face

"Alright mush"

Squire = mate

"alright squire what can i do for you?"

Turn it in = stop

"Turn it in son"

Also a lot of old rhyming slang is shortend as well such as "apples and pears" becomes apples.

So a line in cockney would be "Geazzer come up to me and asked for some fags, I said I dont smoke squire. He said come on I know you do i know you do. I said turn it in son."

A gentleman asked me for some cigerettes I explained to the gentleman I didnt smoke. He was quite instant that I did untill i told him to stop.

Don't forget the immortal "Gertcha cowson!".

I recommend that transatlantic members study the work of CHAS 'N' DAVE.

markdini - call yerself a cockney? own up! fags? FAGS? i think you'll find me ole china, it's harrys...

as in harry rag - fag...its even a song by The Kinks...

aristotle - bottle - bottle and glass - *rse, therfore = 'arris - *rse...

own up is a nice 60s cockney whelk/london phrase, also being a track on the first Small Faces album...

Chas 'n Dave released an album in US under the name OILY RAGS which is also rhyming slang for fags.
As you can understand, this was misinterpreted in the States....

Bit of scouse here:

"Now den! You alright lad?
Yeah sound, you?
Yeh lad.
Sound, where you off?
Gonna get cred on me phone. You?
Just off home, s**t bored.
Haha. In a bit.
Laters."

"Hello. How are you my friend?
I'm good thanks, how about you?
I'm also good.
Good, where are you going?
Going to get some credit on my phone. How about you?
Going home, I'm very bored.
Haha. Good bye.
Good bye."

...and don't forget:

Calm down! Calm Down!
Going down the ozzie.
These Geeeermans - they bombed our chip shop!
Alright chuck, Cilla 'ere.

etc, etc, etc, etc.....

Where I live there's a very strong local accent (as anyone who's ever heard The Macc Lads will probably remember). Two of the best bits are "f't" (pronounced "fh" with a sudden stop) and just " ' " (which is just a sudden stop).

"I've got f't go' work." = "I've got to go to work"

"you seen that bird over there? phwoooar she aint half got a set of legs on 'er!"

This thread has begun to live up to its title.

"You see the bird on those legs? man!"