On Mon, 2010-05-31 at 19:04 +0100, Robin Hamilton wrote:
> olari (also spelt Palarie, Parlary, Palare and various other ways) is
> a
> form of language that is most commonly associated with gay men
http://languagecontact.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/McrLC/cas... - -1k
Oddly enough I was thinking of polari in the supermarket before reading
this, thanks Robin. As with most anti-languages it is the invention of a
criminal underclass, which homosexuals were during this time. It died
out here in Sydney around the 1960s. (Even in the mid 70s looking gay
was enough to get you stopped and frisked by the police, often in a
painful way.)
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have chronic fatigue syndrome so may be delayed in reply or brain fog weird
just to let you know that's all, Chris Jones.
Blog: http://abdevpoetics.blogspot.com/
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