LONDON STREET SLANG
London street saying 6 form as inteiesting a study as London slang. In some cases the origin of these can be, traced. Mrs. C. W- Earlo states that t at the time of the 1851 Exhibition, "the excessive fatigue and weariness no stamped on the face of everybody who wanders about huge exhibitions became in that year *a source of amusement lot i the London street boy, and took the form of calling' as they passed, 'How's your poor feet?' " Most of these sayings havo only a short life. "Has your mother soldjyour mangle?" "Who shot the dog?" and "How are you off for soap?" Burvive only in old novels. Some, however, are revived with slight alterations.. The expressions of dissent emphasised nowadays by "Not in these togs !" used to be conveyed thirty yearß ago by the tag, "Not in these boots." The street humorist is the real Conservative. He is feaying that Theocritus said — if you will kindly forget Theocritus.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1912, Page 15
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164LONDON STREET SLANG Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 154, 29 June 1912, Page 15
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