[thechat] English Language Terms

Erika Meyer emeyer at lclark.edu
Fri Nov 1 15:59:01 CST 2002


aardvark wrote:

>the other word that can mean rooster, cock, can have
>some nasty connotations in nearly every context...

Nah, I wouldn't call it nasty.

>and bitch doesn't quite mean whore... at least not around here... it
>has multiple meanings... when referring to a woman, it means
>uppity, confrontational (hell, even strong-willed and free-thinking)...

Think Courtney Love, Martha Stewart...

>some women i know take it as a compliement...

Why thank you.

>calling a guy a bitch in the same context is designed to call his
>sexuality into question as well...

complexity...

>bitch can also mean that someone is at the mercy of someone
>else... for instance, if i make you my bitch in a sport, i've just
>crushed you in some play where i came out looking great and you
>didn't...

now that one is kind of nasty...

>the context can also mean that a woman is someone's 'girlfriend,'
>although it tends to imply more of a beaten down partner than
>anything...

huh.

>
>ahh, bitch, the myriad of meanings...
>
>so, how many chilis for you eudora users?

they max out at 3.

I'm thinking maybe they should have an option go to five...

Erika
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