Tag: language
Urbanation: words from the streets
“Wattagwaan” or “wha gwan” is patois ( Jamaican slang) for ‘what’s going on?’ or ‘whats up!’
The Ides of March
Caesar: Who is it in the press that calls on me? I hear a tongue shriller than all the music Cry “Caesar!” Speak, Caesar is turn’d to hear. Soothsayer: Beware the ides of March. Caesar: What man is that? Brutus: A soothsayer bids you beware the ides of March. Julius Caesar Act 1, scene 2,…… Continue reading The Ides of March
They beat me to it!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2010/feb/26/south-africa-world-cup-slang#start-of-comments Eish! I must be in a dwaal, ekse! These ouns got there first. But lekker! The more the merrier.
Urban Chronicles; Volume one, No.2
Breaking the recent stream of iPhone paintings, I’m on a quest to visualise as many slang words as possible, from as many countries as possible. The criteria are that they must be either funny, common enough to be recognised, or particularly clever. I’ve established a small basic list which will keep me busy for a…… Continue reading Urban Chronicles; Volume one, No.2
The Illustrationist 