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[certainthings]

often when I am reading fanfiction and there are british speakers involved I will come across the word arse and/or arsehole.

and yet.

out of all the movies, tv shows and stand up I've seen with british speakers, I don't know that I've actually heard one of them ever say the word arse.

ass, yes. asshole, yes. but not arse or arsehole.

I feel like I'm missing out.

Comments

[junkshop-disco.livejournal.com]

Really? Because I say arse constantly. Arseing hell, oh arse, fucking arsehole, his arse is epic... I've said all of these today.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Really, I don't doubt it happens. I just don't know that I've heard it. I mean, I might have and I just wasn't paying attention but yeah.

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

I say arse all the time! I think I think I saw a discussion like this once somewhere and it turned out that when Brits say arse, it often sounds like ass to North Americans.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Oh, perhaps that is it. I was watching some british things yesterday and today and listening intently but alas, I didn't hear it all. Though, to be fair, I didn't hear the word ass either.

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

I shall record myself saying arse for you and for science!

/procrastinating from fic-writing

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Okay! You should throw in some other words as well.

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

Ass, for comparison?

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

definitely and any other british slang you would like.

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

I posted it on tumblr because that seemed like the easiest thing to do.

(IT IS HARD THINKING OF SLANG AT SHORT NOTICE.)

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

that was wonderfully delightful and yeah, okay. Your arse does sound like ass.

but.

ass means bottom as well as donkey. so nyeah!

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

LIES!

[sonicbookmark.livejournal.com]

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Yep, that sounded like ahse to me.

[and-the-damned.livejournal.com]

your god damned correct, actually

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

Was pointed out that arse does sound like ass, and it does. To me. Or, well it sounds like ahse.

[harleymae.livejournal.com]

I've heard it a bunch! Arse is more common than arsehole. Only in British productions, though, never heard it on American productions.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

It was pointed out that arse sounds like ass, and it does. To me at least. Well, okay. It sounds like ahse.

[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

I feel ya on this.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

apparently arse sounds like ass. who knew?

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

This whole post was a beautiful thing. Not simply the swear words - the tumblr recording and all. :)

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

the tumblr recording was my favourite.

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

This'll sound creepy - and I certainly don't mean it to be because, blgh. creepy - but wanttobeatree has a very relaxing voice. Well done, wanttobeatree, well done.

Need a tumblr acct. I'll go make that happen.

[certainthings.livejournal.com]

she has a very lovely voice. very.