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cockney: semantics and the glottal stop

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Dave

Argot. Jargon. The charm and bane of the vernacular. If anyone is sensitive about accent, its the English. Accent being a key marking point of where to place the individual on the pecking order of a society ultra-conscious of class … Continue reading →

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the poor don’t need your pity

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Dave

…But John Galsworthy’s concern with the suffering of others was occasioned more by the pain knowledge of it gave him than by the pain experience of it gave them: It was the sensitive liberal’s position in succinct form.But once awakened … Continue reading →