Re: vulgarisms
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 12, 1998, 3:27 |
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John Cowan wrote:
> The general pattern in English is that *domestic* animals are
> insulting: "dog", "cow", "bitch", "horse"; but not "wolf", "lion",
> "tiger"; still less "rhinoceros", "stegosaurus".
What about "sloth"? That's not a domestic animal.
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