Most linguistic terms make me want death. Just gimme concepts. Stop making me learn WORDS!!


Anyway, I was pissing around on wikipedia today (re-)learning about the differences between GA and RP (not for uni, just b/c I was bored and trying to avoid syntax, as much as I do love it) and also reading about words in American English that are not in British English and vice versa.

And I came across "the dog's bollocks" which is clearly a tremendous phrase and I use it (or alternatively "the dog's baws") a lot.

But I discovered today that some people, in an effort to be less vulgar I guess, will instead say "the mutt's nuts".

And I think that just made my year.

Also, there WAS a thread of this sort about two months ago and I just re-read it... and I only just saw that some little shitstain bitched me out for being pretentious b/c I said I wouldn't use the phrase "hoi polloi" b/c of its pronunciation??

And I wasn't about to neg rep a two month old post. But said user can go choke on a fucking dick.

But I do love these threads so feel free to keep 'em coming.

my favorite word is beak.

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No tongue, my lipstick!

I also love the word mad.

He's mad, I tell ya! Completely insane!

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So I'm watching as his wings spread as wide as could be
Come on now and wrap them around me

That is fab

Great choices people. I'm saying them all out loud.

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Another drop of gin?