"Then it is dark; a night where kings in golden suits ride elephants over the mountains." - John Cheever
Never knew that 'berk' was from cockney rhyming slang 'Berkshire Hunt'. Or that Threadneedle St previously had such a fruity name.
aye - but isn't berkshire pronounced bark-shire?
Hm. Either it is nonsense, or the pronunciation has changed, which isn't out of the question.
Never knew that 'berk' was from cockney rhyming slang 'Berkshire Hunt'.
ReplyDeleteOr that Threadneedle St previously had such a fruity name.
aye - but isn't berkshire pronounced bark-shire?
ReplyDeleteHm. Either it is nonsense, or the pronunciation has changed, which isn't out of the question.
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