Donna Jo Napoli On Sucking
Sounds more interesting than it is, frankly. But in a recent Slate article, Napoli was tapped for her knowledge as a linguistic professor at Swarthmore for an article about the verb "suck". I prefer "bites", but it's hard to compete with the satisfying "ck" sound at the end of "suck". Worthwhile reading.
posted by fusenumber8 @ 11:52 AM
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3 Comments:
I find the etymology of English swear words fascinating, especially if you compare them across the Atlantic, as in this BBC article. I also revel in the freedom to express a range of emotions freely in Bangla, my mother tongue, without offending the non-Bangla speakers around me. The sad news is that Bangla words related to the body's functions and parts are the only ones my own kids can use with facility ...
Not to mention that borderline-transgressive short "u" sound.
--rams
Oh, I love stuff like this! This article ROCKS (note the intransitive...;))
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