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Victorian slang for Beginners

Victorian slang for Beginners

How to talk like Oliver Twist in one easy lesson!

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Tony McMahon
May 08, 2021
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Have you ever wanted to talk like a Victorian Londoner – not a posh one, but a street kid with plenty of 19th century attitude? Maybe a character in a Charles Dickens novel like the Artful Dodger? Here is the guide to Victorian slang!

Now let's talk Victorian slang!

Well, I’m now going to teach you how to talk like a London urchin circa 1851. I’m using v…

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