Re:       Re: SUCK a taboo words in the NYT?

RonButters at AOL.COM RonButters at AOL.COM
Tue Oct 19 01:42:03 UTC 2004


In a message dated 10/18/04 5:21:18 PM, wuxxmupp2000 at YAHOO.COM writes:


> "Pregnant" sounds a bit course to me to this day.
>

There was a Latin instructor at Duke who retired about 10 years ago who would
not allow his students to use the word 'pregnant' in oral translation--he
always corrected them to 'with child'.



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