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Thread #170180 Message #4117934
Posted By: Doug Chadwick
26-Aug-21 - 11:12 AM
Thread Name: BS: regional uk slang
Subject: RE: BS: regional uk slang
An example of the effects of television in spreading slang:
After watching an episode of "The Bill", I asked a police constable friend of mine if detectives really called their senior officers "Guv". The answer was "They do now".