Re: USAGE: The four shits in English
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, October 16, 1999, 21:57 |
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"L. Gerholz" wrote:
> "shit" = stuff, as in "don't go messing with my shit"
Used even if in situations where it seems quite inappropriate, like:
This is some good shit.
I love this shit
And yet, "shit" is nomrally a bad thing, when used in phrases like "this
tastes like shit".
Very shtrange.
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