Re: OT: Slang, curses and vulgarities
| From: | B. Garcia <madyaas@...> |
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| Date: | Tuesday, February 1, 2005, 5:28 |
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On Tue, 1 Feb 2005 15:52:04 +1030, Adrian Morgan (aka Flesh-eating
Dragon) <dragon@...> wrote:
>
> Some years ago I worked on a team project for a university topic, and
> one of the other team members routinely used the word "shit" without
> any derogatory connotations whatsoever, to mean simply "stuff". It got
> on my nerves, because he honestly didn't seem to realise that if you
> describe something as shit then you're saying it's unpleasant and
> objectionable.
>
> Adrian.
>
And... as all words change meaning, among pretty much everyone I know
says "That's some good shit!" when referring to something incredibly
excellent. It's all about context.
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