Jesse Sheidlower on Morning Edition

[Patty]

I completely agree - I am 52 and 'suck' has never had a sexual connotation
for me either.  Now that I think about it - the same applies in my social
group.

Regards,

Patty

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From: "James Smith" <jsmithjamessmith at YAHOO.COM>
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> Pinker must be really old!  I'm 62.  I don't recall
> using the word "suck" as an expletive when I was
> young, or even when I went through an expansive
> cursing and swearing period at 16-17.  I think I
> started using it in my late teens to early twenties
> and continue to use it, and although I have considered
> the possible connection, "suck" as an expletive does
> not have and never has had a sexual connotation for
> me.  I hear it used commonly by contemporaries, and
> I'm sure for most of them there is no sexual
> association intended.
>
>> ------------
>> "When I was a kid and you said something sucks,"
>> says Pinker, "it was
>> pretty=
>> clear what sexual act they were referring back to."
>> But today kids have no
>> idea. The term is just part of their common
>> language.
>>  Perception Is Everything
>>  Frequent use, over time, has stripped away the
>> original connotation.
>> Pinker=
>
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