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Re: DFC No.'s 1,2,3 and 4
Posted: 27 Jun 2008, 18:44
by felneymike
Having grown up in farmer country *chews corn*, "Runt" around here was never assumed to be profane in the slightest. But then was never used as an insult either... it would have sounded ridiculous. But then again most things kids say sound ridiculous, just as i probably did to my parents at the same age
Re: DFC No.'s 1,2,3 and 4
Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 01:29
by PaulTwist
Ever-so slightly tangentially:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/au ... ine.wilson
(Nutshell: popular kids' author uses a word a bit like "twit" but with a different vowel in a book aimed at readers of 10 years and over. Blimey, eh? Of course, the word "twit" originated as a euphemism for the other word, but still.)
Re: DFC No.'s 1,2,3 and 4
Posted: 22 Aug 2008, 01:48
by Lew Stringer
PaulTwist wrote:Ever-so slightly tangentially:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2008/au ... ine.wilson
(Nutshell: popular kids' author uses a word a bit like "twit" but with a different vowel in a book aimed at readers of 10 years and over. Blimey, eh? Of course, the word "twit" originated as a euphemism for the other word, but still.)
Wasn't Jacqueline Wilson supposed to be one of the contributors to The DFC? No sign of her in there so far...
Lew
Re: DFC No.'s 1,2,3 and 4
Posted: 25 Aug 2008, 17:40
by PaulTwist
Lew Stringer wrote:Wasn't Jacqueline Wilson supposed to be one of the contributors to The DFC? No sign of her in there so far...
Lew
Based on her current form, she might be better off writing for Viz...
