More euphemisms: "pervasive language"

[Larry Sheldon]

On 3/17/2012 2:20 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> "TV-14" seems to mean "Possibly to your taste if you've just turned 14.
> Much older than that and you're likely to be bored and irritated."

%^)

[When OED recognize emoticons as a part of "language"?]

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