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Yanx Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
About rhyming slang
Dear teacher,
I am not quite familiar with rhyming slang and do not know when to use it either.Can you explain when can I use the rhyming slang. Rhyming slang cannot be used in business emails and communications,right? Below are a list of common slangs of that type that I found, so please kindly explain the situations where I can use these slangs and give me some cases in point. Thanks very much!
Some rhyming slangs I found on the Internet
Adam and Eve =Believe Example:Would you Adam it?
army and navy =gravy Pass me the army, will you?
bacon and eggs =legs she has such long bacons.
bees and honey = money Hand over the bees.
loaf of bread =head Think about it and use your loaf.
Oxford scholar =dollar Could you lend me some Oxford?
pen and ink =stink Pooh! It pens a bit in here.
Uncle Bert =shirt I'm ironing my uncle.
Thanks very much!
Xin Yan
I am not quite familiar with rhyming slang and do not know when to use it either.Can you explain when can I use the rhyming slang. Rhyming slang cannot be used in business emails and communications,right? Below are a list of common slangs of that type that I found, so please kindly explain the situations where I can use these slangs and give me some cases in point. Thanks very much!
Some rhyming slangs I found on the Internet
Adam and Eve =Believe Example:Would you Adam it?
army and navy =gravy Pass me the army, will you?
bacon and eggs =legs she has such long bacons.
bees and honey = money Hand over the bees.
loaf of bread =head Think about it and use your loaf.
Oxford scholar =dollar Could you lend me some Oxford?
pen and ink =stink Pooh! It pens a bit in here.
Uncle Bert =shirt I'm ironing my uncle.
Thanks very much!
Xin Yan
Top answer
We do not use it anymore. Perhaps some old Cockneys within the sound of Bow Bells, London, do-- but there are only a few thousand of these folks now: COCKNEY PEARLIES
- We do not use it anymore.
- Perhaps some old Cockneys within the sound of Bow Bells, London, do-- but there are only a few thousand of these folks now: COCKNEY PEARLIES
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Even in Britain, where it originates, much of this rhyming slang is a quaint curiosity, not a part of most people's everyday language. However, a few terms from rhyming slang have entered the language proper and are more widely used in colloquial British English (though not formal English or business English). Sometimes their origins in rhyming slang are now half-forgotten. An example from your l
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