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message 1: by QNPoohBear (new)

QNPoohBear | 1640 comments Just read about this on NineteenTeen

A searchable database of Georgian and Regency slang culled from period sources.
http://pascalbonenfant.com/18c/cant/


message 2: by Barbara (new)

Barbara Hoyland (sema4dogz) | 449 comments Oh thank you, how interesting.


message 3: by HJ (new)

HJ | 948 comments I saw that too! There is also this really helpful website, which shows how slang developed over time so that a writer can check that she is using the correct one for her period:

http://thetimelinesofslang.tumblr.com

http://jonathongreen.co.uk/timeslines...


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