Exploring LanguageGary Goshgarian |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 13
Page 341
Gary Goshgarian. Queer LILLIAN FADERMAN There was a time when the word queer was a slur against homosexuals and lesbians . But similar to African - Americans who in the 1960s learned that ... Queer LILLIAN FADERMAN "Queer," LILLIAN FADERMAN.
Gary Goshgarian. Queer LILLIAN FADERMAN There was a time when the word queer was a slur against homosexuals and lesbians . But similar to African - Americans who in the 1960s learned that ... Queer LILLIAN FADERMAN "Queer," LILLIAN FADERMAN.
Page 342
... queer bub " was bad liquor , a " queer chant " was a false name or ad- dress . To " shove the queer " meant to pass counterfeit money . According to Eric Partridge , the slang lexicographer , it was not until 1910 in the United States ...
... queer bub " was bad liquor , a " queer chant " was a false name or ad- dress . To " shove the queer " meant to pass counterfeit money . According to Eric Partridge , the slang lexicographer , it was not until 1910 in the United States ...
Page 344
... queer . " Topical Considerations 1. Why , according to the author , was queer a particularly hateful word to bians ? How do any gays or lesbians you know feel about this term ? 2. Why won't some conservative gays and lesbians accept the ...
... queer . " Topical Considerations 1. Why , according to the author , was queer a particularly hateful word to bians ? How do any gays or lesbians you know feel about this term ? 2. Why won't some conservative gays and lesbians accept the ...
Contents
Simplicity WILLIAM ZINSSER | 13 |
Freewriting PETER ELBOW | 19 |
Revising Your Own Manuscript | 28 |
Copyright | |
82 other sections not shown
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
African agree American argument bilingual bilingual education Black English called charged language Charles O'Neill Chinese claim communication Consider culture describe dictionary discourse discussion doublespeak effective English language Eudora Welty euphemisms example Explain your answer fact feel female feminine gender George Orwell girls give guage hear ideas Indians insult Johnny Connors journalese kind linguistic listen look Malcolm X male masculine mean mother newspaper nonsexist Orwell paragraph Pepsi Persian Gulf War person phrases piece political propaganda purple queer racial racist reader refer Rhetorical Considerations S. I. Hayakawa Saddam Hussein sentence sexist sexual slanting social sounds speak speech stereotypes style symbols talk television tell thing tion Topical Considerations usage voice weasel words William Lutz woman women Write a paper Writing Assignments