Monday, July 13, 2009

Random Thought

I learned the other day that American English has one remnant from Cockney rhyming slang. "To blow a raspberry", from the rhyming phrase "raspberry tart," meaning "fart."

Don't you feel better about American English now?
at 9:22 AM

2 comments:

  1. Baron von ChopJuly 13, 2009 at 10:15 AM

    Actually, I really do. :D

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  2. Elizabeth E. GreyJuly 23, 2009 at 11:53 PM

    this sheds a whole new light on my friend's very gassy new baby, nicknamed Raspberry.

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