Re: [DL] RE: spelling [OT]

["Leybourne, Brian" <Brian.Leybourne@airnz.co.nz>]

> Whinge is a perfectly understood word over here in England 
> as well as Australia. I don't know if it's in the 
> dictionary, but I doubt if (CENSORED), Plonker or Pillock 
> are either. :)

What word are you censoring? Twat? See.. that leads back into the 'what
words are vulgar' arguement, because in New Zealand, 'twat' is a
mildly-derogitory word for someone you want to kind-of hassle, but don't
actually hate or dislike either, kind of a friendly insult, if you know what
I mean. Usage: "That guy is a real twat". Down here, it doesn't mean what
you presumably think it means. Twot, on the other hand, does. However I
probably don't need to censor 'twot' because none of you have ever probably
heard it used before and so are unlikely to be offended by it.

You can't censor all words that some twat in Mongolia might find offensive.
For all you know, the word 'Deadland' is a strange form of cunnilinguis over
there, and a particularly offensive one at that (involving rusty tyre irons,
perhaps).

Oh, if you are offended by the word cunnilinguis then I apologise profusely.
Being a "term" as opposed to a "dirty word" I figured it was ok, but if it
wasn't, then sorry.

> Nick "I told you I'm an English major" Zachariasen

Brian "And on the OT list, we responded that you were a twat :-)" Leybourne.

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