Recommended Links

TAD - Alternative Dictionaries - If you want to learn how to say 'bull shit' in Latin or swear in over 70 different languages, this is the site for you. Excellent stuff !

If you want to find out more on the subject of Estuary English and it's linguistic impact, Prof. John Wells from University College London has an Estuary English Page containing a number of interesting documents on the subject. Highly recommended.

Ye Olde English Sayings - A collection of popular English sayings and their origins.

Vietnam Veteran's Terminology and Slang - An interesting page that illustrates how war can provide a real melting pot for slang terms.

The Totally Unofficial Rap Dictionary - An excellent, well presented site. Lots of good features in addition to the actual dictionary.

Richard Smith's Compendium of Britishisms- An interesting page of British specific slang.

Ted Duckworth's page A Dictionary of Slang is well worth a 'butchers'. Very professional with a shed-load of entries.

If you want to see a web page or piece of text transformed into Cockney, why not take a look at Diana's Cockney Internet Translator on her page The Cockney Internet. It's well worth a look at this refreshing site from a true Cockney bird !

Riley's "See You Next Tuesday" Page - A page devoted to the bizarre invention the "See You Next Tuesday" phrase and it's derivatives. Authored by the mysterious 'Riley'.

If your French is better than mine (!) you may want to take a look at Dictionnaire Argot Francais. Patrick Lecrosnier the Webmaster says "It's the best french slang dictionary. We have 18,000 words and expressions (with explanations)".