Mittwoch, 18. April 2012

Cockney cash: Lady Godivas and speckled hens

Money-related cockney terms

Cockney rhyming slang cash machine 
 
 
Need a speckled hen and not near a cab rank, where do you find some sausage and mash?

Why, you go to your local cash machine of course and, if you live in east London, you might even come across one which gives you the option of proceeding in a variety of languages - and offering cockney.

The idea is the brainchild of Ron Delnevo at the Bank Machine Company, which already offers the option of Welsh - where else but in Wales - and is introducing Gaelic in Scotland.

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