Take a butcher's at this: Rhyming slang is the focus of an ANU project seeking submissions

Ron Cerabona
Updated July 21 2021 - 3:44pm, first published 4:30am
Australian National Dictionary Centre senior researcher Mark Gwynn, holding a dog's eye and dead horse (pie and sauce) while on the dog and bone (phone). Picture: Karleen Minney
Australian National Dictionary Centre senior researcher Mark Gwynn, holding a dog's eye and dead horse (pie and sauce) while on the dog and bone (phone). Picture: Karleen Minney

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Ron Cerabona

Ron Cerabona

Arts reporter

As arts reporter I am interested in and cover a wide range of areas - film, visual art, theatre and music, among others - to tell readers about what's coming and happening in the vibrant and varied world of the arts in Canberra. Email: ron.cerabona@canberratimes.com.au

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