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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

[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!