It depends where you are, in shropshire, hereford and the welsh marches "shag" is common for both men and women... which since its also slang for fuck, and slang for being tired or damaged can cause some confusion , alright shag , i'm shaggin shagged out after all the shagging in Northumbria - Hinny in norfolk and lincolnshire - 'cunning' but only for men
It's not uncommon where I live for older people, regardless of sex, to call someone else "love", also regardless of sex.
Can lead to misunderstandings when you read Victorian era literature and a character wants rough shag*. * For any reading unfamiliar with this, it's a type of pipe tobacco.
LOL. I think I've seen that term in Blackadder Goes Forth. *searches* Ah, yes ... when General Melchett introduces a woman (who he believes to be a man) into Blackadder's trench. "They tell me that Captain Blackadder has rather a good line in rough shag. I'm sure he'd be happy to fill your pipe." OK. The Northumbrian term of "Hinny" ... would that translate as "honey"? (I know it sounds plausible, but I'm probably wrong. If I am, can you please correct me)? Also, why are only men called "cunning"? Does it have something to do with the innumerable cunning folk in Britain? And what would women be called, then? Sorry for all the questions! I'm just curious.
I get that this is the norm in the UK. If I lived in the UK or visited, I understand this is the social norm enough not to get offended or feel the way I do. But I live in the US. it is not the norm (except for pockets of the south). I live in the midwest.
Sorry, I was unclear. I meant it was not uncommon in the region of the UK where I live (Yorkshire) - it's not a normal thing UK-wide. Like where you are, it's largely these days confined to much older people, but I've encountered it in a few younger people. It really threw me the first time it happened to me - it was a taxi driver, and it was enough to make me feel uncomfortable. Someone had to explain it to me.
not to mention shag pile which is a carpet …apparently the etymology of that is from the old Norse for beard
I just saw this story on ABC News: Man injured at Yellowstone after kicking a bison I've never seen a bison in real life, but I've seen pictures, and I've heard they're strong, fast, and dangerous. This guy broke one of the basic rules of life: "Never Kick A Wild Animal". He's lucky he didn't win a Darwin Award. I'm not surprised that he was drunk!
I saw Bisons when we travelled to Winnipeg. So this is my chance to make a shout-out for Winnipeg! Nicest people you could ever meet. But, hmmm ... I can say that about all the places I travelled to in Canada...
No problem. Thank you, Homer. I wasn't sure where to put this, since it's not a random thought or fact ... just a random piece of news. As for the person in the article ... *facepalm* As Bugs Bunny used to say: "What a maroon."
dont they call it murder peg on account of the extremely high rate of violence compared to the rest of Canada
I've never heard that - but googling some statistics, it does seem that the Prairies (and the Territories) do have higher crime severity indexes that BC, Ontario, Quebec and the Maritimes Crime severity index: Canada 73.7 Northwest Territories 391.3 Nunavut 384.1 Yukon 213.3 Saskatchewan 146.8 Manitoba 126.9 Alberta 101.4 British Columbia 92.9 New Brunswick 88.5 Newfoundland and Labrador 75.5 Nova Scotia 71.6 Prince Edward Island 57 Ontario 56.2 Quebec 54.3 https://creditcardgenius.ca/blog/canada-most-dangerous-cities
It's always funny how many times I will rewrite the same sentence, rework the same paragraph, and each time I'm horrified that I had actually sent it out for feedback.
Every time I learn a prominent author has died it's another nail in the coffin of my youthful delusion that being a published writer is somehow a step toward immortality.
Fresh apple pies are one of the simple pleasures of life. So ... the other day I thought I would write a short story about ennui, but then I decided not to bother.
The issue with commissioning art from great artists is that you have to make your texts worthy of the art.
Yes, but how is that done? You have to go through your texts again and again with a magnifying glass, always searching for perfection and (seemingly) never achieving it. At some point, you have to say: enough. Perfection is a state that is so subjective, so individual, that what appeals to one person will never appeal to another. Or, in short (and more hackneyed language): perfection is in the eye of the beholder. The never-ending search for perfection is the eternal author's lament. *heaves a deep sigh*
Indeed, the search for perfection might be considered vain or impossible. However, it wasn't perfection I had in mind, but more to get my texts to be worthy of the art that promotes them.
I just now realized I've been putting the tilde key ~ after numbers my whole life when they're supposed to go in front of them. Heh.
