"bugger" [bUg at r]?!

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Mon Apr 22 14:46:27 UTC 2013


JL: <<< It may be more to the point that the repeated "u" is more
attractive in print.>>>
WB:  cf. Tabu (perfume) vs. taboo (Herman Melville): forbidden fruit vs.
cannibalism.

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