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		abraae on July 28, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: West London faces new home ban as electric grid at... Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow. John Betjeman

jacknews on July 28, 2022 [–]

It's pronounced 'sluff', don't you know.

MattPalmer1086 on July 28, 2022 | [–]

In the UK it rhymes with now.

jacknews on July 30, 2022 | | [–]

Only by the hoi poloi!

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