Name’s Dusty. I’m no professor, just a ranch-raised, bar-stool-educated word-watcher. I spend a lot of time listenin’ to how folks talk when they’re mad, tired, or about two seconds from throwin’ a chair. That’s how I ended up wanderin’ into this here forum.
I got a question about a phrase I keep hearin’ in the wild:
“sonofawhorebitch”
When people say it, they don’t pause. It comes out as one long, angry rope of sound. But on paper, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be one creature or three critters fightin’ in a sack.
So here’s what I’m askin’:
Is “sonofawhorebitch” linguistically better treated as
a single mega-insult
or
a stack of smaller insults glued together?
Does squashing it into one word make it hit harder in the reader’s head, or does it just turn into a mouthful of noise?
And at what point does mashin’ insults together stop bein’ funny or sharp and start soundin’ like someone fell down the stairs with a dictionary?
Much obliged for any guidance. I’m just tryin’ to keep my swearing structurally sound.
Not that I’m an expert like Dr. Margaret but I think the long string of expletives did its job 🤷🏻♀️
And I do wonder if the four year old learned their lesson on using shit appropriately 😂
We might need to do a follow-up episode to see if Oliver is using shit/dogshit/bullshit appropriately now 😂
Thread Title:
“Is ‘sonofawhorebitch’ One Critter or Two?”
Posted by:
Dusty_Drawl
Post:
Howdy, you fine linguistic troublemakers.
Name’s Dusty. I’m no professor, just a ranch-raised, bar-stool-educated word-watcher. I spend a lot of time listenin’ to how folks talk when they’re mad, tired, or about two seconds from throwin’ a chair. That’s how I ended up wanderin’ into this here forum.
I got a question about a phrase I keep hearin’ in the wild:
“sonofawhorebitch”
When people say it, they don’t pause. It comes out as one long, angry rope of sound. But on paper, I can’t tell if it’s supposed to be one creature or three critters fightin’ in a sack.
So here’s what I’m askin’:
Is “sonofawhorebitch” linguistically better treated as
a single mega-insult
or
a stack of smaller insults glued together?
Does squashing it into one word make it hit harder in the reader’s head, or does it just turn into a mouthful of noise?
And at what point does mashin’ insults together stop bein’ funny or sharp and start soundin’ like someone fell down the stairs with a dictionary?
Much obliged for any guidance. I’m just tryin’ to keep my swearing structurally sound.
I'll get back to you Dusty! 😂🤣🤣🤣
Moderation, but make it aggressively theoretical and spiritually unwell. Ten out of ten.✨
I think I have an unhealthy obsession with language that extends to how we use profanity 😂
Glad to see you here too!
😂 they say really intelligent people use profanity soooooo
“This whole goddamn-shitfucked-hellblasted-cuntmangled-motherfucker of a situation…”
is not grammatically broken. It is aesthetic maximalism. 🤯
I dare you to say it 3 times fast! 🥲
New game unlocked! 😂
That's hilarious I can barely say it once without tripping near the end 😂
This was amazing!! Thank you so much for including me 🤣🤣
Of course! Thanks to you for the submissions! They were both so good 😂