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GrannyGrump · 06-19-2018, 10:03 PM

Yup, I meant it for Americans, and for readers who are not accustomed to 18th & 19th century expressions, (that "just in case" mode). Folks who don't read a lot of vintage or British literature actually might not be familiar with ague, aught, apartment = room, biscuit = U.S. cookie, etc. (as I have found in personal conversations with fairly literate people, but strictly 21st century).

Shocking, simply shocking...

Truly, the most fun was seeing how much Victorian slang still IS in use. I was bemused to find such antique terms as pig = cop, crib = home, nark = tattle/inform on, SNARK! So all our pride in the modern slang we have invented ----- Pffft!

06-19-2018, 10:03 PM	#4
GrannyGrump Obsessively Dedicated... Posts: 3,200 Karma: 34977896 Join Date: May 2011 Location: JAPAN (US expatriate) Device: Sony PRS-T2, ADE on PC	Yup, I meant it for Americans, and for readers who are not accustomed to 18th & 19th century expressions, (that "just in case" mode). Folks who don't read a lot of vintage or British literature actually might not be familiar with ague, aught, apartment = room, biscuit = U.S. cookie, etc. (as I have found in personal conversations with fairly literate people, but strictly 21st century). Shocking, simply shocking... Truly, the most fun was seeing how much Victorian slang still IS in use. I was bemused to find such antique terms as pig = cop, crib = home, nark = tattle/inform on, SNARK! So all our pride in the modern slang we have invented ----- Pffft! Last edited by GrannyGrump; 06-21-2018 at 03:21 AM.