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"Ey up! What's this? Mushy peas for tea and nowt for afters," may be a familiar cry on Coronation Street but leaves many an English-language speaker dumbfounded-not to say right flummoxed. So if you want a clear explanation of these and countless other words and phrases used on the Street - look them up in Street Talk - the indispensable guide to Coronation Street natter. Remember, only Street Talk can explain how Bet Lynch feels when she is "chuffed to the little mint balls" and "all dolled up to go on the razzle" and only Street Talk can define the difference between characters who are "common", "rather common" and "dead common."