Re: Conlang meet in London?

On Sun, 27 Jun 1999, John Cowan wrote:

> Fabian scripsit:
>
> > This chestnut does the rounds on alt.usage.english every year.
>
> Hmm.  Perhaps I should start to read the group again.
>
> > Basically, in the US, boink is a verb synonymous with copulate, as I
> > understand it. In Britain, the equivalent is 'bonk'. Here (UK), 'boink'
> > has no sexual connotations whatsoevr, except in so far as certain
> > Americans try to make innuenduous jokes about our activities during a
> > boink.
>
> Actually, both senses are understood here, I think.
And what country are you in again? ;) Neither sense is understood in this
part of the land.

Padraic.

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