"Innit", of course, should be written with several strategically placed
apostrophes to clearly indicate that it is a Cockney abbreviation for "Isn't
it?"
Lawrie
-----Original Message-----
From: Susan and John Roper <vscjohn@iamerica.net>
To: Andrew Errington <ame@synaptics.com>
Cc: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: Sunday, January 31, 1999 5:14 PM
Subject: Re: Norristown - oops bust!
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>andy, i'm indebted I think, depending of course on the meaning of innit.
John
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>Andrew Errington wrote:
>
>> Yer barnet is yer 'air, innit.
>>
>> It's Cockney Rhyming Slang:
>>
>> Barnet Fair = Hair
>>
>> Andy
>> --
>> '69 B (with ornamental heater, will fix today)
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>> >
>> > Please Mike, I need to know. What is your barnet? John
>> >
>> > miker15@juno.com wrote:
>> >
>> > > Sometimes you get a less than great day.....
>> > > Got up this morning at 4 a.m. and woke my 14 year old son (those of
you
>> > > with 14 year old sons will know that this is not a pleasurable
>> > > experience....) showered, laundered me barnet and put on as many
clothes
>> > > as i could manage to move in
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