One of the Wechts

Ok not really MY butt. I couldn't resist.

I grew up in the south and "butt" was a fairly bad word. Not a full cuss word just really rude, or so I thought. I guess we said bottom, or hinny or tush. Much later, engaged or recently married, I was visiting my folks. I had, at some prior point, had discussions re the word "butt" and other politically correct things with my fianc�/spouse. Just in a casual "this is how it was for me growing up way" and cause he is totally comfortable with "butt" <g>. In some story, my dad said the word butt like "he fell on his butt" or something similar. Now maybe my memory was faulty. Maybe, and more likely, my dad had mellowed with age. It did, however, throw me for a loop. My husband still occasionally ribs me about it. It still bugs me a little, butt it is MY issue <g>.

I definitely have a worse reaction when the kids say something "sucks". I know it does not carry the same connotation for them, but I internally flinch. And don't even get me going about the "eat me" line in Shrek. Yikes!!

I still have the occasional talk with the kids about "oh my God" cause that one still bothers my dad.
Unfortunately, words and phrases can become so much a habit that people don't even think about what they are saying. How others might feel/react is the main reason I try to get them to pay attention to what they are saying sometimes.

Is there a help group for us poor saps from conservative homes?

Beth in MD
Counting down to the conference where I bet "butt" won't matter a bit.

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In a message dated 8/18/2004 7:26:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
scott-wecht@... writes:
I grew up in the south and "butt" was a fairly bad word.
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Doh! I just use it in another post, about geography.
We couldn't say "butt" either--had to say "bottom" or "behind." (Texas
parents)

I think I heard that "bottom" is pretty nasty in England. Worse than "butt."
More localized there, involving holes I think.
Not buttocks.

Sandra


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In a message dated 8/18/2004 11:15:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:

I think I heard that "bottom" is pretty nasty in England.<<<

Fanny is worse.

~Kelly




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Robyn Coburn

<<<I think I heard that "bottom" is pretty nasty in England. Worse than
"butt."
More localized there, involving holes I think.
Not buttocks.>>>

If you start talking about butts in Australia someone will probably hand you
a cigarette. The word to avoid there is "fanny" which refers to a different
area of female anatomy than the rear end.

Robyn L. Coburn


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<<We couldn't say "butt" either--had to say "bottom" or "behind." (Texas parents)>>

i feel compelled to clarify the texas version --

the emphasis is on the "be" -- you'd say *bee*hind. :)

and, i don't know why, but we say "insurance" with the accent on the first syllable -- try it. when you know the middle syllable should be accented, accenting the first syllable sounds way off!

something about those first syllables for us texans . . .



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In a message dated 18/08/2004 20:16:00 Pacific Daylight Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:


> We couldn't say "butt" either--had to say "bottom" or "behind." (Texas
>

My ds 8.7 and I have fun thinking of all the words we can that contain ass.
It is fun and makes us giggle. Some of our school-at-homer (doh) friends would
be horrified. We also really laugh at the Big Butt song, but I am not sure
what would be rude up here in the frozen north.
Nancy in BC


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In a message dated 8/18/2004 11:33:53 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
ummhjm@... writes:
the emphasis is on the "be" -- you'd say *bee*hind. :)
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Yes.

It's a good dialect, but definitely different.
It's more than an accent.

Sandra


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Taunya Hedbor

--- In [email protected], "Robyn Coburn"
<dezigna@c...> wrote:
> If you start talking about butts in Australia someone will
probably hand you
> a cigarette. The word to avoid there is "fanny" which refers to a
different
> area of female anatomy than the rear end.
>
> Robyn L. Coburn


I visited Australia last fall - and the phrase *I* had the worst
time remembering not to utter was "Man, I'm STUFFED" - because
uhmmm... well that means something completely different there than
it does here... (I think I said it rather loudly at the airport on
our way home... oops!)

Schuyler Waynforth

As far as I know it's fanny here (England). Not bottom. Think he
was just an ass in a play I heard about once.

Schuyler


--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
> In a message dated 8/18/2004 7:26:28 PM Mountain Daylight Time,
> scott-wecht@e... writes:
> I grew up in the south and "butt" was a fairly bad word.
> -----------------
>
> Doh! I just use it in another post, about geography.
> We couldn't say "butt" either--had to say "bottom" or "behind."
(Texas
> parents)
>
> I think I heard that "bottom" is pretty nasty in England. Worse
than "butt."
> More localized there, involving holes I think.
> Not buttocks.
>
> Sandra
>
>
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Game-Enthusiast

My dd's love finding cuss words within other words and they always accent
them. Assateague (sp...Island near Chincoteague) , Asset, etc. The girls
are great at knowing who they can say what around.

Angela
game-enthusiast@...

My ds 8.7 and I have fun thinking of all the words we can that contain ass.


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Dawn Adams

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Sandra writes:
>I think I heard that "bottom" is pretty nasty in England. Worse than "butt."
>More localized there, involving holes I think.
>Not buttocks.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
None of that's nasty here. All perfectly acceptable. "Ass" is nearest to rude but there's some colourful language here so it is usually okay. When in doubt about 'ass' here however, say the much prefferable 'arse'. "Asshole" is definately rude but somehow, adding the r sound and making it 'arsehole' makes it all okay. :)

Dawn (in NS)




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Aimee

<<None of that's nasty here>>

In Canada, bum seems to be the word, not butt.

Like "Nice bum." or "You have something on your bum."

Canadians are so darn polite! lol

~Aimee (whose relatives are all from Canada)