• ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    1 day ago

    damn i hate how social media oligarchs are shaping our language. this is bound to go very wrong.

    • onlooker@lemmy.ml
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      20 hours ago

      Same here. The infuriating tragedy of self-censoring or algospeak aside, “Ahh” is phonetically not even close to “ass”. If we’re going this route, wouldn’t something like “Goofy S Car” be much closer?

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        20 hours ago

        I’m not fully integrated into the history etc but I was under the impression that ahh was one of those things taken from aave as opposed to being a form of self censorship.

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      The disgust and second hand shame i feel whenever I see someone online fail to type “ass” is incalculable.

      I’m sure they think that they were being quirky and cute. I wish they could understand how repugnant they appear.