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Origin of term Cunning Linguist
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Dingbat
Mar 29, 2017, 6:13:01 PM3/29/17
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Ross
Mar 29, 2017, 7:49:46 PM3/29/17
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On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:13:01 AM UTC+13, Dingbat wrote:
> https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
I very much doubt that Conway was the first and only person in
history to think of this bit of wordplay (though probably he was
the first to get it into a book title).
The ngrams will also tell you that the 1960s saw a very steep rise
in the appearance of "cunnilingus" itself in print. Previously it
had been largely confined to medical/psychological and pornographic
literature. In the 60s the word became far more widely known and
acceptable in public discourse. The result was that people who thought
of it (and I have no doubt there were many) had opportunities to
use it in print.
> https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
I very much doubt that Conway was the first and only person in
history to think of this bit of wordplay (though probably he was
the first to get it into a book title).
The ngrams will also tell you that the 1960s saw a very steep rise
in the appearance of "cunnilingus" itself in print. Previously it
had been largely confined to medical/psychological and pornographic
literature. In the 60s the word became far more widely known and
acceptable in public discourse. The result was that people who thought
of it (and I have no doubt there were many) had opportunities to
use it in print.
bebe...@aol.com
Mar 29, 2017, 8:34:47 PM3/29/17
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Le jeudi 30 mars 2017 01:49:46 UTC+2, Ross a écrit :
> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:13:01 AM UTC+13, Dingbat wrote:
> > https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
>
> I very much doubt that Conway was the first and only person in
> history to think of this bit of wordplay (though probably he was
> the first to get it into a book title).
>
> The ngrams will also tell you that the 1960s saw a very steep rise
> in the appearance of "cunnilingus" itself in print.
Must be Women's Lib (Lip?)...
> On Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 11:13:01 AM UTC+13, Dingbat wrote:
> > https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
>
> I very much doubt that Conway was the first and only person in
> history to think of this bit of wordplay (though probably he was
> the first to get it into a book title).
>
> The ngrams will also tell you that the 1960s saw a very steep rise
> in the appearance of "cunnilingus" itself in print.
indoa...@gmail.com
Apr 1, 2017, 12:53:35 PM4/1/17
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On Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at 7:13:01 PM UTC-3, Dingbat wrote:
> https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
I first heard the term when a friend from San Francisco used it some 45 years ago. Later he was sent to prison for a different reason.
> https://www.quora.com/Where-does-the-phrase-cunning-linguist-come-from
nœud papillon
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