FEAST YOUR MINCE PIES OVER COCKNEY LESSONS

       PUPILS HAVE A BUTCHERS IN LESSONS !

       School children in the East End of London are to be given lessons in Cockney rhyming slang. Phrases such as "mince pies"(eyes), "oily rag" (fag,cigarette), "butchers hook" (look), "apples and pears" (stairs) and the more recent "Hank Marvin" (starving). There are also numerous non-rhyming eg. "Burma Road" (rice), "Monkey (£500)etc.
       Pearly Kings and Queens will help with the lessons in the borough of Tower Hamlets.
       A spokesperson for the council said "Cockney and it's rhyming slang is a distinctive characteristic  that helps define the area, alongside food and Pearly Kings and Queens.

  
       There are 126 official languages spoken in schools in the borough but Lutfer Rahman, the mayor, said in reality there were 127 - with cockney being the most widespread.
       He continued " The Pearly Kings and Queens are London's 'other' royal family and they carry the torch for cockney culture and its proud history".
       Lorraine Wells, Pearly Queen of Tower Hamlets, said Cockney is forever changing and evolving. "People used to call a "curry" a Ruby Murray but now younger people don't remember her, it's an Andy Murray, or just an Andy"

                      " LESSON'S IN SWEAR WORD'S ! "


       Then a couple of weeks ago we had the swear word fiasco, teaching youngsters the meaning of swear words and in which context to use them. ( Unbelievable ! )

      With the introduction of texting over recent years young people's spelling and grammar has suffered, with many youngsters who cannot spell general words. They use abbreviation with letters,numbers and pictures, as for punctuation, that appears non-existent .
       I'm all for advancement and new technology but not if we lose sight of the basics.