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577. UK vs US Slang Game (with Jennifer from English Across the Pond)

Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

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The History of Cockney Slang

Cockney slang is based on the things that rhyme. A butcher's hook and it rhymes with a look, which means give us a book. Apples and pears are like apples and pears: bedtime. Frog and toad is road. Dog and bone is phone. It's crazy. I'm not enough to explain or even tell you what I know, but I've heard of it. It's pretty amazing."

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