[Ads-l] For the male masseuse files

Ben Zimmer bgzimmer at GMAIL.COM
Sat Mar 4 15:03:48 UTC 2017


Just a reminder that I set up an ADS-L archive search using Google Custom
Search:

https://cse.google.com/cse/publicurl?cx=015166654881017481565:tinnmx85pdy

Searching on <masseuse masseur> yields these threads:

http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2005-October/054489.html
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2008-March/080217.html
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2011-June/110328.html
http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2011-September/112538.html


On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 7:55 AM, Neal Whitman <nwhitman at ameritech.net> wrote:

> Episode 3 of the "Missing Richard Simmons" podcast is called "The Maid and
> the Masseuse." I just listened, and the masseuse is actually a masseur.
>
> I'm sure this has come up here before; all I find from a quick search is a
> post by Arnold containing a quote from Larry which tangentially mentions a
> similar example:
>
> http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ads-l/2008-March/080183.html
>
>
>
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