http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/ A podcast about words, language, and why we say the things we do Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:17:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-19857 gail Sat, 16 Jun 2007 13:45:35 +0000 http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-19857 Hi, guys. The mention of Va Tech and Kick the Cat in the same blog entry reminds me of an April Fool's Day edition of the student paper (at VPI) where the headline was Kick a Cat for Those Who Can't. Even in the days before Political Incorrectness this was beyond the pale, and so, of course, very extremely funny. Hi, guys. The mention of Va Tech and Kick the Cat in the same blog entry reminds me of an April Fool’s Day edition of the student paper (at VPI) where the headline was Kick a Cat for Those Who Can’t. Even in the days before Political Incorrectness this was beyond the pale, and so, of course, very extremely funny.

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]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-13829 mudd1 Tue, 01 May 2007 14:35:33 +0000 http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-13829 "the evils of non baby-producing sex" I hope you didn't mean that as I understood it. At least I hope the comma wants to tell me that the "evil" doesn't refer to the gay lifestyles. “the evils of non baby-producing sex”
I hope you didn’t mean that as I understood it. At least I hope the comma wants to tell me that the “evil” doesn’t refer to the gay lifestyles.

]]> http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-13214 Audrey Duran Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:50:25 +0000 http://thewordnerds.org/2007/04/22/spring-break-87a/#comment-13214 Hi. Love your podcast. RE Expletives Thanks for the clarification. I work in a small town in Alaska where people like to talk about their church-going virtues. On alternate days they use expletives, with the favorite being: 'This sucks' which I've always found shocking and confusing. I thought that they were commenting on the evils of non baby-producing sex, or gay lifestyles. I'm embarrassed to ask anyone except my husband. I think you're right that it's ignorance of meaning. I've always found the F-word shocking and confusing as to intent; likewise, the finger. I differ from you in that I don't want to hear religious cursing or sexual cursing as I believe both are sacred. One of my teachers said favored curse words refer to societal prohibitions. On the cable show DEADWOOD, the F-word is over-used. Some say it is accurate. I say not likely, and probably lazy writing. Any thoughts on that? Thanks. Audrey in Alaska. Hi. Love your podcast. RE Expletives Thanks for the clarification. I work in a small town in Alaska where people like to talk about their church-going virtues. On alternate days they use expletives, with the favorite being: ‘This sucks’ which I’ve always found shocking and confusing. I thought that they were commenting on the evils of non baby-producing sex, or gay lifestyles. I’m embarrassed to ask anyone except my husband. I think you’re right that it’s ignorance of meaning. I’ve always found the F-word shocking and confusing as to intent; likewise, the finger. I differ from you in that I don’t want to hear religious cursing or sexual cursing as I believe both are sacred. One of my teachers said favored curse words refer to societal prohibitions. On the cable show DEADWOOD, the F-word is over-used. Some say it is accurate. I say not likely, and probably lazy writing. Any thoughts on that? Thanks. Audrey in Alaska.

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