Debasing the Language
Finally, someone has said it. When I hear the terms "sucks" (as in someone/thing "sucks") or "money quote," I've often wondered whether the user understands the terms' derivations. Or whether I'm just the last etymological prude in the country.
In any case, thanks, Lee Siegel (HT: Hugh Hewitt).
In any case, thanks, Lee Siegel (HT: Hugh Hewitt).
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Thanks to the 42nd president of the U.S., the act, as well as the term, is well known, and practiced by, even pre-teens now. Parents long ago stopped teaching their kids that one's language paints a definite picture of one's character. To backtrack David Horowitz's comment a litte, it's not a very large step from saying someone "sucks" to hurling a pie at them to taking a swing at them to shooting a gun at them.
I am guilty. I know where the word comes from, but believe that it is used so commonly now that it has become a word that stands apart from the original meaning. Unfortunately I use the word far too often, and don't ever think about the original meaning when I use it.
I am a lot more careful about what I say now that I am a mom. There's nothing like hearing your three year-old say "crap" and "sucks" for you to clean up your act. We say "stinks" instead of "sucks" at our house. It only took about a week or so to completely rid myself of that offensive word from my vocabulary. It can be done!
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