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Discussion Groups / English Usage / February 2010Compromise on oral sex
"SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (KABC) -- The Menifee Union School District has reached a compromise over the dictionaries that are available in its classrooms. Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries were pulled from fourth and fifth grade classes at Oak Meadows Elementary School after a parent complained that a child had discovered the term "oral sex" in the dictionary. Removing the dictionaries led to complaints about censorship. Parents now have the option of choosing whether their children use the Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary or an alternative which will be available. (Copyright ©2010 KABC-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) " http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=news/local/inland_empire&id=7243522 Are there any good dictionaries that don't have "oral sex"? The online OED might not be selected as the alternative. The editors couldn't resist the temptation to start the quotations with one that doesn't even include the whole phrase "oral sex": "[1943 in G. Legman Limerick (1953) 98 Said an airy young fairy named Jess, 'The oral requires some finesse, While in method the anal Is terribly banal, And the trousers will get out of press.']" Note to Rey: That's not another distorted James Hogg post. The dictionary prints the limerick that way. Note to John V: The pronunciation of "banal" ought to satisfy you.  SignatureJames > Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries were pulled from fourth and > fifth grade classes at Oak Meadows Elementary School after a parent > complained that a child had discovered the term "oral sex" in the > dictionary. Removing the dictionaries led to complaints about censorship. Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. WIWAL the big dictionary in the school library used to fall open at the page containing "bum". The library copy of "The Canterbury Tales" fell open at even more titillating sections. SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. >> Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionaries were pulled from fourth >> and fifth grade classes at Oak Meadows Elementary School after a [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > The library copy of "The Canterbury Tales" fell open at even more > titillating sections. "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of Dr. Johnson. He called on them one day soon after the publication of his immortal dictionary. The two ladies paid him due compliments on the occasion. Amongst other topics of praise they very much commended the omission of all naughty words. 'What! my dears! then you have been looking for them?' said the moralist. The ladies, confused at being thus caught, dropped the subject of the dictionary." H.D. Best, Personal and Literary Memorials, London, 1829, printed in Johnsonian Miscellanies, (1897) vol. II, page 390, edited by George Birkbeck Hill SignatureJames James Hogg skrev: > omission of all naughty words. 'What! my dears! then you have been > looking for them?' said the moralist. The ladies, confused at being thus > caught, dropped the subject of the dictionary." When I was a child, my mother used to laugh over some happening which she retold. It involved a trial with two lawyers exchanging arguments in some matter relatiing to sex. One of the lawyers remarked: - Here I think your imagination goes further than mine. My mother used to ask: How did he know that? SignatureBertel, Denmark > James Hogg skrev: > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > My mother used to ask: How did he know that? "I might have to ask my lodger to leave. He knows too many rude songs." "What? You mean he sings them around the house?" "No, but he whistles them." SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. James Hogg quotes H.D. Best: > He called on them one day soon after the publication of his > immortal dictionary. The two ladies paid him due compliments on the > occasion. Amongst other topics of praise they very much commended the > omission of all naughty words. 'What! my dears! then you have been > looking for them?' said the moralist. "Well, somebody had to do it", said the censor. SignatureMark Brader | "We may take pride in observing that there is Toronto | not a single film showing in London today which msb@vex.net | deals with one of the burning issues of the day." | -- Lord Tyrell, British film censors' chief, 1937 > "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, > Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Johnsonian Miscellanies, (1897) vol. II, page 390, edited by George > Birkbeck Hill I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem containing it. Signature--- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: Visits always give pleasure -- if not the arrival, the :|| ||: departure. :|| >> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, >> Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem > containing it. I didn't know it was naughty. It is an antisocial activity, but hardly an obscene word. SignatureRob Bannister >>> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, >>> Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > I didn't know it was naughty. It is an antisocial activity, but hardly > an obscene word. I believe I was once instructed that the delicate way to refer to it in polite company, in the unlikely event that it would ever be necessary and proper to do so, was as "expelling flatus". SignatureRoland Hutchinson He calls himself "the Garden State's leading violist da gamba," ... comparable to being ruler of an exceptionally small duchy. --Newark (NJ) Star Ledger ( http://tinyurl.com/RolandIsNJ ) >>>> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, >>>> Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >polite company, in the unlikely event that it would ever be necessary and >proper to do so, was as "expelling flatus". Frankly, in polite company, I can't think of any way the subject would ever come up. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>>> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her >>>>> sister, Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > Frankly, in polite company, I can't think of any way the subject > would ever come up. "That's all right, Your Majesty, this one's on me!" SignatureFrank ess >>>>>> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her >>>>>> sister, Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > >"That's all right, Your Majesty, this one's on me!" or "That's all right, Your Majesty, I thought it was the horse." Frank ess <frank@fshe2fs.com>: >>>>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr >>>>> Johnson's day "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > >"That's all right, Your Majesty, this one's on me!" "Sir, how dare you fart in front of my wife!" "Sorry old chap. Didn't realise it was her turn." SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England A patient was undergoing an investigation that meant he was asked to lie on his front and have a large amount of air introduced into his rectum so that the investigating consultant could view the inside of it. During the investigation, a considerable amount of air suddenly leaked out, making a characteristic farting sound. The patent squirmed in embarrassment at this, so the consultant said, "Oh, I am sorry about that." The patient immediately replied "That's all right, I actually thought it was me!" SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. [...] >>>>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr >>>>> Johnson's day "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> Frankly, in polite company, I can't think of any way the subject >> would ever come up. "I'm sorry, old boy! Was it her turn?" > "That's all right, Your Majesty, this one's on me!" "My Lord, we have forgot the fart." SignatureMike. >>>>> "Mrs. Digby told me that when she lived in London with her sister, >>>>> Mrs. Brooke, they were every now and then honoured by the visits of [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Frankly, in polite company, I can't think of any way the subject would > ever come up. I was taught to use 'breaking wind', but I don't know if that was intended to be used in polite company, or merely because it was an issue that sometimes had to be discussed with children, and my parents didn't want us to use 'fart' if we did happen to bring the topic up when we had polite company. SignatureCheryl > >>>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day > >>>> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > want us to use 'fart' if we did happen to bring the topic up when we had > polite company. When I was a child it was "pass gas". SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day >>> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > polite company, in the unlikely event that it would ever be necessary and > proper to do so, was as "expelling flatus". "Have you passed flatus since the operation?" "No, Doc, but I've been farting a lot." SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. Robert Bannister filted: >> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day >> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem >> containing it. > >I didn't know it was naughty. It is an antisocial activity, but hardly >an obscene word. George Carlin included it in the first appendix to his "seven words you can't say on television", but I hear it on television all the time these days, even on shows that bleep the "god" in "god-damned"....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? > Robert Bannister filted: >>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > say on television", but I hear it on television all the time these days, even on > shows that bleep the "god" in "god-damned"....r You recently pointed out a good anagram for Harlan Messinger. I found a good one meaning "fart": Dry Anal Drone No offence meant. SignatureJames Robert Bannister skrev: > > I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day > > "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem > > containing it. > I didn't know it was naughty. It is an antisocial activity, but hardly > an obscene word. It was considered naughty in Denmark in the fifties or sixties. I may have told before that at one time our elevator lights were taped over because Queen Elizabeth was visiting Denmark. The lights showed "I fart" when lit up. It means "In speed" (= "running"). SignatureBertel, Denmark Bertel Hansen: > It was considered naughty in Denmark in the fifties or sixties. > I may have told before that at one time our elevator lights were > taped over because Queen Elizabeth was visiting Denmark. The > lights showed "I fart" when lit up. Cute. > It means "In speed" (= "running"). We don't say "in speed" in English. "At speed" is possible, but it means something like "at full speed" or "at high speed". "In motion" would be a reasonably idiomatic translation. But I assume these are the kind of now-old-fashioned elevators that can only remember one floor selection at a time, and in that case what I'd actually expect to see the indicator would be "in use". In German, Fahrt means "trip" or "travel" -- I'm not sure if it also includes "motion" -- but "speed" is a different word, Geschwindigkeit. Is this different in Danish? In Switzerland, FART is a bus and train company in the Ticino region. It's an acronym in Italian, but I've always assumed it was also a pun on Fahrt. SignatureMark Brader | "Mechanics, musicians, and programmers all know Toronto | how to arrange numerous small units into logical msb@vex.net | patterns such that the arrangement has the power | to move something in a profound way." -- Barry Kort My text in this article is in the public domain. >> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day >> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem >> containing it. > > I didn't know it was naughty. It is an antisocial activity, but hardly > an obscene word. How easy is it to make the distinction? All of our obscene words are references to things that are socially unacceptable, or that should not, for one reason or another, be mentioned in polite company. The obscenity lies not in the word, but in the referent. SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. >>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day >>> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > for one reason or another, be mentioned in polite company. The obscenity > lies not in the word, but in the referent. I would like to distinguish between obscene and socially unacceptable. I would suggest that "arse" is still more or less obscene, whereas "bottom" and "buttocks" are not, although they are not things that one talks about in polite company. The same with "sh.t" and "excrement". SignatureRob Bannister >I would like to distinguish between obscene and socially unacceptable. I >would suggest that "arse" is still more or less obscene, whereas >"bottom" and "buttocks" are not, although they are not things that one >talks about in polite company. The same with "sh.t" and "excrement". Like the lady who said "Oh sh.t, I've stepped in some doggy-doo"? SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk Steve Hayes <hayesstw@telkomsa.net>: >>I would like to distinguish between obscene and socially unacceptable. I >>would suggest that "arse" is still more or less obscene, whereas >>"bottom" and "buttocks" are not, although they are not things that one >>talks about in polite company. The same with "sh.t" and "excrement". > >Like the lady who said "Oh sh.t, I've stepped in some doggy-doo"? "Oh f.ck, I said 'sh.t'". SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England Steve Hayes: >> Like the lady who said "Oh sh.t, I've stepped in some doggy-doo"? Mike Barnes: > "Oh f.ck, I said 'sh.t'". Richard Curtis: (The new Prime Minister, whose first name is David, is meeting his household staff.) Natalie: Hello, David. I mean sir. --sh.t, I can't believe I've just said that. And now I've gone and said "sh.t". Twice! I'm so sorry, sir. David: It's fine, it's fine. You could've said "f.ck", and then we'd have been in real trouble. Natalie: Thank you, sir. I did have an awful premonition that I was going to f.ck up on the first day. --Oh, piss it! SignatureMark Brader, Toronto, msb@vex.net Irving Thalberg's advice on GONE WITH THE WIND: "Forget it, Louis. No Civil War picture ever made a nickel." >>> I was amused, in this connection, to discover that in Dr Johnson's day >>> "fart" did not count as a naughty word. He even cites a poem [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >for one reason or another, be mentioned in polite company. The obscenity >lies not in the word, but in the referent. That is sometimes true. In other cases some words for a referent may be acceptable in polite company but others not. Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. These all refer to the same activity. Some are usable in polite company, others are not. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) > Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual > intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. > > These all refer to the same activity. Some are usable in polite company, > others are not. You forgot "sleep with". SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual >> intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >You forgot "sleep with". Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until afterwards. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England > >> Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual > >> intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until > afterwards. Over here it is the most common euphemism. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >>>> Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual >>>> intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Over here it is the most common euphemism. There comes a time in one's life when it's not even a euphemism. SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. >>You forgot "sleep with". > > Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until > afterwards. Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. Signature--- Joe Fineman joe_f@verizon.net ||: If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style. :|| >>>You forgot "sleep with". >> >> Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until >> afterwards. > > Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. And we chop trees down, only to go and chop them up afterwards. SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. >>>> You forgot "sleep with". >>> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > And we chop trees down, only to go and chop them up afterwards. Personally, I've stood for a seat, stood up for what I believed in and finally stood down. SignatureDavid the Omrud filted: >>>>> You forgot "sleep with". >>>> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >Personally, I've stood for a seat, stood up for what I believed in and >finally stood down. I stood in for someone who didn't want to stand out, but all I did was stand around....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote > the Omrud filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > I stood in for someone who didn't want to stand out, but all I > did was stand around....r I don't think I could stand that. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > I don't think I could stand that. I'll stand you all a drink at the next boink. SignatureJames > On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote > [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > I don't think I could stand that. Would it result in a stand off? (If so, you could have a stand in, we don't want to stand on ceremony.) SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. >> On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Would it result in a stand off? (If so, you could have a stand in, > we don't want to stand on ceremony.) Who lowered the standards around here? - Lionel Stander Frank ess filted: >>> On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote >>> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > - Lionel Stander This too shall not stand!...r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >>> On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote >>> [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > >Who lowered the standards around here? Standards are forever flagging. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >>>> On 01 Feb 2010, R H Draney wrote >>>> [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] >> > Standards are forever flagging. Indeed: Iris told me so. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote > [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > > Indeed: Iris told me so. She tells you that perennially, although she picks her time, she's a bit of a sage like that. Not like Rosemary; she just smiles, wryly. SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. >> On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >She tells you that perennially, although she picks her time, she's a >bit of a sage like that. Not like Rosemary; she just smiles, wryly. But Thyme will tell. SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >>> On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >>> [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > But Thyme will tell. She'll rue the day she did. SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed > On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > She'll rue the day she did. This is becoming balmy. Lettuce stay firm, kumquat may. SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. >>> On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >>> [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > > But Thyme will tell. I went to Culpeper's yesterday, but the joint was out of thyme. No cursed spice either. SignatureJames On 01 Feb 2010, James Hogg wrote >>>> On 01 Feb 2010, Peter Duncanson (BrE) wrote >>>> [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > I went to Culpeper's yesterday, but the joint was out of thyme. > No cursed spice either. They say you cumin, didn't they? SignatureCheers, Harvey CanEng and BrEng, indiscriminately mixed >>> Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. >> >> And we chop trees down, only to go and chop them up afterwards. > > Personally, I've stood for a seat, stood up for what I believed in and > finally stood down. A _Language Log_ quiz: What do support poles, staff positions, battery terminals, army encampments, blog articles, earring stems, trading stations, and snail mail have in common with billboard advertising, accounts recording, making bail, and assigning diplomats? http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2079 SignatureThe generation of random numbers is too important to be left to chance. [Robert R. Coveyou] Adam Funk filted: >A _Language Log_ quiz: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=2079 Corn flakes....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >>>You forgot "sleep with". >> >> Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until >> afterwards. > >Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. One hopes that living will not be restricted to the living room. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>> You forgot "sleep with". >>> Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until >>> afterwards. >> Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. > > One hopes that living will not be restricted to the living room. I've seen people keep kitsch there instead of in the room that sounds as if designed for the purpose. SignatureRob Bannister > >>You forgot "sleep with". > > > Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until > > afterwards. > > Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. Half of us don't, anyway. -- Jerry Friedman > > Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. > > Half of us don't, anyway. I was sitting in a stall in a rest room in a government office building one time, when I heard snores coming from the adjacent stall. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email Joe Fineman filted: >>>You forgot "sleep with". >> >> Except that sleeping is the last thing on their minds until >> afterwards. > >Neither do we go to rest rooms with the intention of resting. If I *had* a drawing room, would I need to bring my own pencils?...r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >Joe Fineman filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >If I *had* a drawing room, would I need to bring my own pencils?...r We had a mud room in our Chicago-area house. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > >Joe Fineman filted: > >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > We had a mud room in our Chicago-area house. Don't make waves. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >Joe Fineman filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >If I *had* a drawing room, would I need to bring my own pencils?...r Or you could just say it the old way, before it was shortened, "withdrawing room", where one withdrew after dinner. Signature************* DAVE HATUNEN (hatunen@cox.net) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * >> Joe Fineman filted: >>> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Or you could just say it the old way, before it was shortened, > "withdrawing room", where one withdrew after dinner. A dangerous method of contraception. SignatureRob Bannister >> Or you could just say it the old way, before it was shortened, >> "withdrawing room", where one withdrew after dinner. > > A dangerous method of contraception. Unfortunately, one can conceive of better ways to avoid preganancy. SignatureZhang Dawei: Stoke-on-Trent, UK. Please use the Reply-To field for my email address, which is certain to remain valid for 2 weeks from the posting of this message. "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual >intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. Roger. SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual >>intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. > >Roger. Wilco. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England > "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >> Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have >> sexual intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. > > Roger. Boink. >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual >>intercourse, have sexual relations, lay, shag and bonk. > >Roger. Coitus. Over and out. SignatureSteve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa Web: http://hayesfam.bravehost.com/stevesig.htm Blog: http://methodius.blogspot.com E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk > >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: > >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > Over and out. I've never heard either of those last two. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >I've never heard either of those last two. From COD: coitus /"k@UIt@s/ · n. technical sexual intercourse. – DERIVATIVES coital adj. – ORIGIN C19: from L., from coire ‘go together’. "Over and out" was in response to my "Wilco" to someone who was rogering. SignatureRobin (BrE) Herts, England > >> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: > >> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > From COD: Whoosh. > coitus /"k@UIt@s/ > · n. technical sexual intercourse. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > "Over and out" was in response to my "Wilco" to someone who was > rogering. In real radio talk, no one ever says "over and out". "Over" means "It's your turn to speak." "Out" means "I am ending the conversation." http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/22/messages/537.html SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email >> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >I've never heard either of those last two. I've seen the word coitus many times, but I'm not sure I've ever heard it. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE >>> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >>> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >I've seen the word coitus many times, but I'm not sure I've ever heard >it. That's because the person who was going to speak the word was interrupted and had to pull out of the conversation. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida >>>>> "Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <mail@peterduncanson.net>: >>>>>> Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > That's because the person who was going to speak the word was > interrupted and had to pull out of the conversation. Was the person named Onan? SignatureJames > >> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net>: > >> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > I've seen the word coitus many times, but I'm not sure I've ever heard > it. When I was about nine, I had a friend at summer camp named Curtis (his last name--we called each other by last names). I called him "Coitus" in an attempt at Brooklynese till he explained why he didn't want me to. This later gave me trouble learning the three-syllable pronunciation. -- Jerry Friedman >> >> >"Peter Duncanson (BrE)" <m...@peterduncanson.net>: >> >> >>Consider: f.ck, screw, bone, nail, copulate, go to bed with, have sexual [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >to. This later gave me trouble learning the three-syllable >pronunciation. Coitus without three syllables would lack some oomph. SignatureRegards, Chuck Riggs, An American who lives near Dublin, Ireland and usually spells in BrE > That is sometimes true. In other cases some words for a referent may be > acceptable in polite company but others not. gawk; touch; finger; unzip; mount; fsck; more; fsck; more; fsck; yes; umount; make clean; zip SignatureI spend almost as much time figuring out what's wrong with my computer as I do actually using it. Networked software, especially, requires frequent updates and maintenance, all of which gets in the way of doing routine work. (Stoll 1995) >> That is sometimes true. In other cases some words for a referent may be >> acceptable in polite company but others not. > >gawk; touch; finger; unzip; mount; fsck; more; fsck; more; >fsck; yes; umount; make clean; zip <smile> SignaturePeter Duncanson, UK (in alt.usage.english) [...] > The library copy of "The Canterbury Tales" fell open > at even more titillating sections. How queynte! Signature~~~ Reinhold {Rey} Aman ~~~ > "[1943 in G. Legman Limerick (1953) 98 Said an airy young fairy named > Jess, 'The oral requires some finesse, While in method the anal Is [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Note to John V: The pronunciation of "banal" ought to satisfy you. Now I'm trying to imagine someone saying /@nA:l/. SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. > The online OED might not be selected as the alternative. The editors > couldn't resist the temptation to start the quotations with one that [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Note to John V: The pronunciation of "banal" ought to satisfy you. It does indeed. Thank you. I was already mentally composing my comment when I came to this last line, which rendered any but a courtesy reply redundant. SignatureJohn Varela Trade NEWlamps for OLDlamps for email > Are there any good dictionaries that don't have "oral sex"? Strange as it may seem, it's not a phrase I have ever thought of looking up. Of course, I can't judge online activities, but looking at my bookshelves, I would say that my dictionaries don't have sex at all. SignatureRob Bannister >> Are there any good dictionaries that don't have "oral sex"? > > Strange as it may seem, it's not a phrase I have ever thought of looking > up. Of course, I can't judge online activities, but looking at my > bookshelves, I would say that my dictionaries don't have sex at all. And that's probably a good thing. I don't have enough bookshelf space as it is. SignaturePeter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org For an e-mail address, see my web page. |
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