[Sigia-l] Textonyms

[Patrick Walsh]

In Victorian London the costermongers (fruit sellers) had their own
language - back chat consisting of normal english words spelt and
pronounced backwards.
As a teenager in the 60's my parents always complained that they couldn't
understand a word I said; words like 'cool',  'fab', 'man' and  'groovy'
were another language to them.
I have a 13 year old son and am now understand how my parents felt.

Groups have always defined themselves by a shared esoteric language.

'Plus ca change, plus c'est le meme chose'

Patrick C. Walsh,


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