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Old June 28, 2012, 01:39 AM
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Post ATMs that "speak" Cockney rhyming slang


Here's a BBC article about it, and here's some more in-depth info.
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I have to admit, although almost all English dialects have some charm about them, I find Rhyming Slang really really irritiating and stupid.
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What's more, they charge a pound fifty for it. That's robbery.
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I find it a cute idea in English, but I'm not sure I'd like any kind of Mexican slang on them.
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