3.5mm stereo headphone socket that isn't.

Still, over and
done with, and no point in resurrecting it all again, so we'll just leave
it
there, shall we ?

Thank you for clarifying, but I can't leave it there.

When written out, /without/ modification (such as verbal inflection or
tone of voice), "crap design" has only one meaning in American or British
English -- a criticism.

Now, if the person had written "crap design :)" -- there would have been
no argument.
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Please William, for once, just leave it as I asked, will you ?

Thanks

Arfa
 
In article <q6cPu.781$XF6.696@fx31.am4>,
Arfa Daily <arfa.daily@ntlworld.com> wrote:

"Getting hammered" or "He's hammered" are also phrases for drunkenness here.
It can also refer to being under the influence of drugs.
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I believe there's also a sexual connotation, in some contexts.

Bloody is a funny one. I've never looked into its origins as a swear
word.
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One theory is that it comes from "B'r Lady" or "By our Lady" (a
sacrilegious reference to the Virgin Mary). There are lots of
competing theories... it seems as if nobody really knows for sure.

If you ask for it very rare, it
will normally be a little bloody in the middle. If you want a piece of meat
that a vet could bring back to life, you can ask for a 'blue' steak. This
has been really quickly flash cooked, and is only about 2 points to the
right of raw through to the core.
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A college friend of mine used to use the instruction "Show it to a
picture of a flame for ten seconds."
 
> I've always wondered about "Bloody". How it became a bad word.

"Bloody" is a corruption of "by our Lord". It is "bad" because it's considered
disrespectful to use it as a derogatory term.
 
The Gilbert & Sullivan opera "Ruddigore" was originally titled "Ruddygore".
People actually refused to see it because of the resemblance of "ruddy" to
"bloody". So Gilbert changed the name.

When someone asked Gilbert "How's old 'Bloodygore' coming?", he replied "If I
say I like your ruddy complexion -- which I do -- it does not mean I like your
bloody cheek -- which I don't!"
 
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:lektv2$kkh$1@dont-email.me...
The Gilbert & Sullivan opera "Ruddigore" was originally titled
"Ruddygore". People actually refused to see it because of the resemblance
of "ruddy" to "bloody". So Gilbert changed the name.

When someone asked Gilbert "How's old 'Bloodygore' coming?", he replied
"If I say I like your ruddy complexion -- which I do -- it does not mean I
like your bloody cheek -- which I don't!"
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When I was a lad in the UK, many people commonly chose the word "ruddy" as a
somewhat more polite way of swearing than using the very offensive (at the
time) "bloody".



Gareth.
 
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:lektm5$ijk$1@dont-email.me...
I've always wondered about "Bloody". How it became a bad word.

"Bloody" is a corruption of "by our Lord". It is "bad" because it's
considered disrespectful to use it as a derogatory term.
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Do you have a reference for that, because it's a completely new one on me?
I've never to the best of my knowledge heard that phrase used, nor even seen
it in any archaic literature. And usually, such 'corruptions' are fairly
easily recognisable from the original phrase - a good example being "Gaw
Blimey" or "Gawd Blimey" or sometimes a corruption on a corruption as "Cor
Blimey". This exclamation of mild surprise derives from 'God blind me', and
it's easy to see how. I'm really struggling to derive "bloody" from "by our
Lord" ...

Arfa
 
"Arfa Daily" wrote in message news:T4KPu.350$8H3.68@fx10.am4...
"William Sommerwerck" <grizzledgeezer@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:lektm5$ijk$1@dont-email.me...

I've always wondered about "Bloody". How it became a bad word.

"Bloody" is a corruption of "by our Lord". It is "bad" because it's
considered disrespectful to use it as a derogatory term.

Do you have a reference for that, because it's a completely new one on me?
I've never to the best of my knowledge heard that phrase used, nor even seen
it in any archaic literature. And usually, such 'corruptions' are fairly
easily recognisable from the original phrase - a good example being "Gaw
Blimey" or "Gawd Blimey" or sometimes a corruption on a corruption as "Cor
Blimey". This exclamation of mild surprise derives from 'God blind me', and
it's easy to see how. I'm really struggling to derive "bloody" from "by our
Lord" ...
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I read this decades ago. Unfortunately, I don't remember the reference.
Another possible origin is a corruption of "by God's blood".

The OED gives no origin, one is suggested in this quote from Ruskin (1880):

"The use of the word 'bloody' in modern low English is a deeper corruption,
not altering the form of the word, but /defiling the thought in it/."
 
Arfa Daily wrote:
Like the joke, I guess. "My wife went to the Carribean." "Jamaica ?"
"No, she went of her own accord ..."
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She drives a Honda? :)


--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
 
Arfa Daily wrote:
"He's pissed" can have two meanings, one of which I'm sure we share, and
that is being a bit mad about something. It's abbreviated from "pissed off".
But here, it also means being drunk, and the process of becoming so is
"getting pissed". But getting pissed can of course also mean becoming a bit
angry ... :)

"Getting hammered" or "He's hammered" are also phrases for drunkenness here.
It can also refer to being under the influence of drugs.

Bloody is a funny one. I've never looked into its origins as a swear word.
It is very mild though, and is often used in conjunction with another word
as an outburst of exasperation or shock as in "Bloody hell!" or "Bloody
Norah" - and no, I've no idea who 'Norah' was ...

Yes, a person covered in blood can be described as bloody, as can a rag or a
handprint or whatever. It's commonly used in that context.

If you asked for a bloody steak in a decent restaurant, they might look at
you a bit sideways, but would understand what you wanted. In anything less
that a decent one, they would probably just not understand you at all, and
would think that you were swearing. Some restaurants won't even serve a
bloody steak, such is the Health and Safety madness here now. All the same
definitions of steak temperature apply here as well as in the U.S. but the
same temperature is normally a little less here, so if you ordered a 'rare'
steak here, it would normally be a bit pinker than you would be used to if
you asked for it rare your side of the pond. If you ask for it very rare, it
will normally be a little bloody in the middle. If you want a piece of meat
that a vet could bring back to life, you can ask for a 'blue' steak. This
has been really quickly flash cooked, and is only about 2 points to the
right of raw through to the core.
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An old US Army joke: If you order a 'Rare' hamburger, they pass it
over a match. If you order a 'Well Done' hamburger, they light the
match. :)

--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
 
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
The British and American slang differences are a great source of
humo(u)r. My brother has a friend who was visiting her husband's
relatives in Britain. These folks were pretty high class, pretty
proper. At the end of a good meal she exclaimed that she was
"stuffed". After comment only silenced ensued. Later that evening her
husband told her why her comment was offensive. This makes me think
about how much fun the Brits must have had when shag carpet was so
popular here in the US.
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Are you saying there was no shagging going on, on that kind of
carpet?


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