The Blackboard Jungle

days spent beating back the seeds of doubt

Tuesday, October 19, 2004

The problem is, the examiners can't read a Sarf* East Lahnnan** accent.

So Lisa's bewfly*** crafted presentation on how to improve local leisure facilities - "We need sank**** done!" - could only ever make sense to an adult familiar with the current etymology of the good old fashioned Lahnnan** word, sahmmink****.

* South
** London
*** beautifully
**** something