'gay'

[Steve K.]

On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Lynne Murphy wrote:

> Article about revived usage of 'gay' as an insult
> (including/especially by gay people):

This is one of the first times I've read a cutesy article in Salon that
actually reflects my train of thought. About a year ago, "That's so
gay" entered my idiolect bigtime. You have to pronounce 'so' with a
triphthong, though, for proper effect. (Or proper affect, for that
matter.)

--- Steve K.