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So at the end of a date he's on the doorstep with a girl and they are saying goodbye:
He says: I'd like to come in your house
She looks shocked. So he says: I won't try to kiss you, I just want to come in your house
Like how a chef who only knows about cayenne and salt wouldn't be using subtle spices like paprika. He's just going to bludgeon every dish with salt and cayenne since those are the two spices he has used the most thus far. He might find some creative uses for cayenne, but that doesn't mean cayenne is suddenly the most versetile and complex spice.
I 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?
Shrek: "I've got to save my ass" -- meaning his donkey (named Donkey), but Fiona interprets that differently from his intended meaning.
Also, I would interpret piece of ass as sex object, not beautiful. It's about just being used for sex. A less ugly use of the expression is roughly "looking for no-strings-attached sex."
Micky Flannigan, a uk comedian, does a great routine about when he lived in America and people confused his cockney pronunciation of "house" with the American pronunciation of "Ass". So at the end of a date he's on the doorstep with a girl and they are saying goodbye: He says: I'd like to come in your house She looks shocked. So he says: I won't try to kiss you, I just want to come in your house
There’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.…
The word that surprised me the most when flipping through a dictionary as a child was probably 'set': https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/set
Basically any vulgar word ends up being overused by the (uneducated) masses by the definition of the word vulgar. I'm not sure why, probably because they don't have the vocabulary to precisely express their thoughts and end up reusing the handful of strong words they do know in new ways and contexts. Like how a chef who only knows about cayenne and salt wouldn't be using subtle spices like paprika. He's just going to…