The English Language in Nineteenth-Century Great Britain

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New words enter the language

• The development of the English language following the Industrial Revolution

Victorian Slang and Colorful Expressions

• "Weeping Willow" stands for "Pillow": Victorian Rhyming Slang
• Earth Yenneps: Victorian Back Slang
• Victorian Back Slang — a Glossary
• Pig Latin and Back Slang in Other Countries
• The Meanings of Posh
• Then and Now: Posh, Toff, and the Victorians
• The Origin of "I've got to see a man about a dog"

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Last modified 15 July 2009