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[camile_sinensis]

Was going to muse further on Volcano vs Aeroplane, but was driven to apoplectic rage by the sighting in its natural habit of the greater-spotted Internet Bugbear:

THINGS THAT ANNOY ME ON THE INTERNET - PART ONE OF SOME

The word asshat

That is not a word, that is an abomination. The word you are looking for is ARSEHOLE. The sentiment you wish

Comments

[gingerspark]

Lan' sakes woman! Is that what happen to David Attenborough and a BBC Natural History Department film crew?? We'd often wondered...

so it's pronounced "erse-hole"?? Right, I'm off to practice... wouldn't want to be referred to as "that asshat who can't pronounce arsehole properly"...

[camile_sinensis]

I swear it's got the stage where you can't go to make a cup of tea without David and the BBC Natural History Department Film Crew popping up and giving a hushed commentary on the foraging and feeding behaviour of the common Internet User (Geekus technologicus)

It also has the advantage that if you channel my grandmother accurately, no-one will have the remotest idea what you're saying!

[mirien]

Asshole sounds more vicious, simply by dint of it being shorter sounding, although I agree it's not quite adequate!

[camile_sinensis]

Indeed - that sybillant essss sound can be quite effective, although I find that if it's preceded by a long vowel, as it often is with Standard American Pronounciation (Aay-ess-hole), the effect is diminished somewhat. However, if spoken in Glaswegian, it would automatically gains +5 aggression (as does any word, for that matter), which compensates for the lack of the growling "arrrr".

/science of insulting and obscene words.