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Ivanhr Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Dialect

Hi,

Which dialect do they speak in Only fools and horses?

Best regards

Ivan
  

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South London, but "The Only Fools characters speak in a special language, some of which is Cockney Rhyming slang and some of which are pure inventions sprung from the mind of Derek Trotter. "

— Mister Micawber

  • South London, but "The Only Fools characters speak in a special language, some of which is Cockney Rhyming slang and some of which are pure inventions sprung from the mind of Derek Trotter.
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South London, but "The Only Fools characters speak in a special language, some of which is Cockney Rhyming slang and some of which are pure inventions sprung from the mind of Derek Trotter. From time to time Del also employs some unique foreign lingo."
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Ok, thanks for that MM, when you say South London, does that mean that North London dialect differs substantially from that and how exactly?

Best regards

Ivan
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