Over at Language Log, Chris Potts has a great post entitled, ”The Connotations of the F-word.” He begins with a “connotations hypothesis,” being that ”a word’s connotations are reflected in the words that it tends to co-occur with.” Which words is the F-word most commonly associted with? Is it really all about sex? F*ck no.
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November 3, 2008 By Leave a Comment
A New York tavern catches a break in a decision issued last Thursday. The city went after the bar’s liquor license after a police officer witnessed a patron smoking a joint [read "marijuana cigarette"]. The administrative law judge revoked the license. But the Supreme Court of New York overturned that decision. Writing for the court, Judge Catterson stated, ”[w]e find that [...]
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