Odds and Sods

I have happened upon a number of interesting word-related thingies over the past week or so. As it’s been a while since I posted anything, I’ll share them with you here.

New words(?)

Merriam-Webster, regarded by many as the US dictionary has published its new edition, and has added some 100 new words. Naturally, some [...]

Cockney

Awright me ol’ chinas, come an’ read abaht stuff like rhymin’ slang, cockney roots an’ just ge’ a bi’ a cultcha.

Phew! Just like Talk Like a Pirate Day, I can’t keep it up – although it is, in part, where some of my original accent comes from. I am not a cockney – my [...]