On 5/27/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > But then, Eleanor, you were the one who objected to folks using the word > suck, weren't you? Must make you feel powerful, seeing all the folks falling > over backwards so not to offend your sensibilities. That sucks, girl!
It was Wendy, actually. And, not to put words in her mouth, but my recollection is that Wendy did not tell us that she thought "sucks" was vulgar in a sexual way, but rather simply poor English. I also seem to recall that her issue with the word was that it was used ~all the time~ on this list, when other words would have sufficed and perhaps even been more appropriate. IIRC, what she wanted was for all of us to expand our vocabulary, and thus enrich our lives. Wendy, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, or if I in any way misrepresented you or you position. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
