Wednesday, July 07, 2004

Punch me in the Cheney

From a ricockulous, Safire-esque piece in Slate yesterday on the etymology of one of English's most colorful phrases:

""Fuck you" or "Go fuck yourself"—the popular American form—lacks this transitive/intransitive element to some degree. At points, it even seems to confuse the act of sexual intercourse with an act of aggression: a regrettable overlap to be sure."

That's one more thing that can be added to this wanker's absurd lament over the decline of American idioms in favor of Briticisms.

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