Hoe

[Herbert Stahlke]

I used to see it spelled "ho'" or "ho".  More recently students have written
it as "hoe".  I don't know when this change took place or whether it
generalizes across cultures.

Herb


Hoor? Not that I claim to be an expert in such matters!

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From: "Page Stephens" <hpst at EARTHLINK.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 4:39 PM
Subject: Hoe


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> A friend of mine and I were driving one day in Cleveland, Ohio when we saw
> some graffiti which read as follows: Linda is a hoe.
>
> My friend who is from a rural area was totally puzzled by this until I
> explained to him that the word hoe meant whore.
>
> This is the only time I have seen this particular spelling although I have
> quite often seen the word spelled ho on the sides of buildings.
>
> I am guessing that both spellings are a triumph of phonics over knowledge
of
> proper English spelling but I do not know.
>
> Can anyone tell me how the graffiti artists in their area of the world
spell
> whore?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> Page Stephens
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