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stormwreath

(Meme) The smut meme

Feb 21, 2011 14:27

Stolen from ceciliaj - 25 questions about my views on erotic fanfic. The meme includes 8 questions on vocabulary, so how could I resist?

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erimthar February 21 2011, 16:41:27 UTC

Okay, I did one.

stormwreath February 21 2011, 17:33:16 UTC

\o/

candleanfeather February 21 2011, 17:44:32 UTC

Hi Stormwreath!

"Also I wish to formally protest about the lack of 'arse' as a choice in that list. :)" There's a funny icon about that, have a look at Shapinglight's icons, you'll find it. :-)

"Buffy would say "dick, pussy, boobs" and Faith would say "cock, cunt, tits"". A question about English slang: I suppose Faith's words are more heavy? I always have problems in English to differentiate the levels of language in slang.

stormwreath February 21 2011, 18:40:42 UTC

Hi!

And yes, that's what I was aiming for in the difference between Faith and Buffy... although it's complicated. British and American English, and regional, class, gender and age differences, all influence which words are more acceptable than others.

I dont think there's much difference in terms of rudeness between 'dick' and 'cock'. 'Pussy' is, like I said, more of an American word; I'm not sure of its connotations over there, but in Britian it's more snigger-inducing than anything. 'Cunt' is the sort of word that if you used it in public, people would gasp and stare at you and cover their ears. :-) 'Boobs' is kind of a jokey word; 'tits' is cruder and blunter.

frenchani February 21 2011, 18:06:48 UTC

You're really a guy!

stormwreath February 21 2011, 18:30:41 UTC

Yes, indeed I am. But how could you tell? :)

ceciliaj February 21 2011, 19:01:55 UTC

hee, love this meme. especially agree with your #11.

stormwreath February 21 2011, 19:30:14 UTC

You inspired me!

And erotica written by people who are different from me can be a learning experience... :-)

owenthurman February 22 2011, 08:21:12 UTC

Wait, did Arrested Development lie to us about pussy then?

stormwreath February 22 2011, 09:35:59 UTC

I don't know. What did it say about them? :)

owenthurman February 22 2011, 09:49:12 UTC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notapusy

"Michael, embarrassed to be out of breath in front of an Olympian, covers by telling Rita that she "takes his breath away". Rita, charmed by Michael's romantic statement, tells him that he is a "pussy". Michael couldn't believe it. What he didn't know was that she meant it in the "British" sense of the word: sweet or gentle, like a pussycat."

stormwreath February 22 2011, 11:14:37 UTC

... yeah, I don't think whoever wrote that line is British. :)

It's true that we don't use the word 'pussy' as an insult to someone's masculinity the way Americans do, but I think most Britons would at least be aware that it's an old-fashioned slang expression for the vagina, and would be cautious about using it for that reason unless they were deliberately making a double entendre.