"Cast" has many meanings, some of them seemingly unrelated. Some time ago I tried to find out why type casting in programming is named as it is.
Is “Ass” the Most Complicated Word in English?
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#12Without the pauses: https://youtu.be/r_2x1LrPZ64
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#13The obligatory History of the English language episode
"In this episode, we explore the history of swearing and obscenities, and we examine Chaucer’s use of bawdy language in the Miller’s Tale"
https://historyofenglishpodcast.com/2019/09/25/episode-129-c...
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#14I would think "dude" would be more confusing. - "Dude" = cool - "Dude" = come on man, really? - "Dude!" = WTF man, I should punch you in the face - "Dude!" = holy crap, I just got that girl's number! - "Dude?" = who's there, is there a killer in my house? - "Dude?" = no shit, for real? - "Dude!?" = why'd you sleep with my sister?! - "Dude" = hey Steve - "Dude." = not cool bro - "Dude!!!" = you're not gonna believe th…
Is that north American wide or just certain groups in certain states though?
OP's post was pretty much my entire vocabulary growing up in South Florida in the 80s. That's one data point ;-)
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#15There’s a famous scene in the Wire that is basically two detectives having a conversation at a crime scene using only the word ‘fuck’ https://youtu.be/XdfwFDZGnUk
Spiritual ‘Guru’ Osho has an amazing breakdown of all the types of expression ‘fuck’ has:
Ignorance: Fucked if I know.
Trouble: I guess I am fucked now!
Fraud: I got fucked at the used car lot.
Aggression: Fuck you!
Displeasure: What the fuck is going on here?
Difficulty: I can’t understand this fucking job.
Incompetence: He is a fuck-off.
Suspicion: What the fuck are you doing?
Enjoyment: I had a fucking good time.
Request: Get the fuck out of here.
Hostility: I’m going to knock your fucking head off.
Greeting: How the fuck are you?
Apathy: Who gives a fuck?
Innovation: Get a bigger fucking hammer.
Surprise: Fuck! You scared the shit out of me!
Anxiety: Today is really fucked.
http://www.spiritualsatya.com/osho-meaning-and-versatility-o...
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#16The word that surprised me the most when flipping through a dictionary as a child was probably 'set': https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set
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#17I would think "dude" would be more confusing. - "Dude" = cool - "Dude" = come on man, really? - "Dude!" = WTF man, I should punch you in the face - "Dude!" = holy crap, I just got that girl's number! - "Dude?" = who's there, is there a killer in my house? - "Dude?" = no shit, for real? - "Dude!?" = why'd you sleep with my sister?! - "Dude" = hey Steve - "Dude." = not cool bro - "Dude!!!" = you're not gonna believe th…
Is that north American wide or just certain groups in certain states though?
Bud Light had a commercial some years back where it's just them using 'dude' a bunch of different ways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyMSSe7cOvA
I've also seen it used in stand up several times and I feel like at least one film.
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#18I don't know about the word, but the quantity that word sometimes represents is often complicated to acquire.
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#19I noticed one missing in the 201 list at the bottom; it's a two-fer. "Riding one's ass", meaning either to tailgate in a vehicle, or also meaning to nag or irritate.
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#20obligatory xkcd
https://xkcd.com/37/