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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
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Cockney Accent! Could anyone help?

I met these sentence in a drama:
"Can I just say strait orf the old cricket bat,
How wery excited we is to have you on this project."

He is speaking Cockney Accent. But I just dont understand the meaning of the sentence. Can anyone help?
  

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I would assume that it's similar to the AmE expression "Right off the bat" meaning "immediately, right away, without delay, etc. "

— MalRey

  • I would assume that it's similar to the AmE expression "Right off the bat" meaning "immediately, right away, without delay, etc.
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I would assume that it's similar to the AmE expression "Right off the bat" meaning "immediately, right away, without delay, etc.
See these definitions:
http://www.answers.com/topic/right-off-the-bat

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thx a lot. ur help is really helpful. cheers XD
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