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Old 04-09-2011, 17:10   #301
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Re: Old local expressions

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Originally Posted by mobertol View Post
Think yer right -"Bladdy savveners"!
I worked with 'em for nearly twenty years.

It's like another language.

Quite clever really.

They could talk in front of those born outside the sound of Bow bells, and they'd not have any idea what they were on about.

I took a short course at the J. Arthur Rank College of Rhyming Slang, so I didn't miss out.

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