The m-word

[Bradley A. Esparza]

This reminds me of the choice I make when I decide to use "difficult"
instead of "hard". I find myself constantly catching myself so I won't
possibly be taken as a raconteur.

On 10/25/07, Joel S. Berson <Berson at att.net> wrote:
>
>  At 10/25/2007 02:03 PM, Jesse Sheidlower wrote:
>
> I also am mystified by the objection to this word--it's as if
> someone said that "table" was to be avoided--but must
> acknowledge that the feeling seem genuine.
>
>
> As Charles Doyle wrote:
>
> except for one male student's eventual suggestion that the word reminds
> women of sexual arousal
>
>
> Female embarrassment about sexual arousal?  (Although I surmise that
> moistness would be considered by some females -- and males -- as an
> advantage.)  Perhaps more suited for study by a psychology email list than
> ADS-L.
>
> Joel
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Bradley A. Esparza

"You can lead a whore to culture, but you can't make her think." Dorothy
Parker, when asked to use the word 'horticulture' in a sentence.

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