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Passing English of the Victorian Era: A Dictionary of Heterodox English, Slang and Phrase
Passing English of the Victorian Era A Dictionary of Heterodox English Slang and Phrase Author:J. Redding Ware Thousands of words and phrases in existence in 1870 have drifted away, or changed their forms, or been absorbed, while as many have been added or are being added. 'Passing English' ripples from countless sources, forming a river of new language which has its tide and its ebb, while its current brings down new ideas and carries away those... more » that have dribbled out of fashion. Not only is 'Passing English' general; it is local; often very seasonably local. Careless etymologists might hold that there are only four divisions of fugitive language in London—west, east, north and south. But the variations are countless.« less