(cf. Swedish ), 'guitar' (cf. Swedish ), 'policeman' Ceceo or lisp on , pronouncing it as a sharp, dental , or even as in English "thing". This is considered an effeminate feature, but appears sometimes also in males' speech. Variation The old slang's vocabulary and form of speech had some variation in between different parts of the town. As noted above, the language was born north of the Pitkäsilta bridge, but it later spread to the southern neighborhoods as well, including Punavuori ( in slang). The variation was most prominent in between the slang spoken on the two sides of the bridge. Usage and examples Many literary works in Helsinki slang contain long sentences with a large density of slang words, making them especially hard to decipher for the general Finnish-speaking population. Examples where the slang words are in italics and in the same order in both the original and translation follow: Slang words obey normal Finnish grammar, regardless of their etymology. However, Helsinki slang is always both spoken and written as colloquial Finnish, never as properly grammatical kirjakieli (, see spoken Finnish). For example, "can you fix that in a working condition?" is "" in slang, where duunaa, 'to do, to work' and kondis, 'condition, working order' are slang words. Trying to write the above sentence in properly grammatical form like in , to "" would be erroneous both in and slang. Helsinki slang is also used by the Swedish-speaking Finnish minority in Helsinki. Modern Helsinkian Swedish-based is still spoken in the same manner as in Finnish, mixing it into the Swedish language. The earlier example "can you put that in order?" would be "" when spoken by a Swedish-speaking Finn in Helsinki slang. The same sentence would be similarly erroneous in proper Finland Swedish language as well. Famous speakers Several famous Helsinkians, especially musicians, are known for their skill in the slang, and have partially or entirely performed in it in public. Musicians Georg Malmstén – musician (1930s–1980) Tuomari Nurmio – rock musician (1979–) Remu Aaltonen – rock musician (1960s-) Asa (Avain), Finnish rap artist (1990s-) Steen1, rap artist (1990s-) Thono Slowknow, rap artist (1996–) Writers See #Literature Literature Several books and comics have been published written entirely in Helsinki slang, both as translations and as newly authored texts, or something in between. This is only a partial list, slanted towards the modern times. Novels and short stories