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Harrowby Hall

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Official offensive ranking
« on: January 21, 2021, 10:04:28 AM »
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Aruntraveller

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Re: Official offensive ranking
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2021, 10:09:22 AM »
Odd ranking in some cases.

Why is "minger" mild, but "minge" strong?

And I wouldn't myself classify "dick" as strong. This may be down to regional variations of course.
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Outrider

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Re: Official offensive ranking
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2021, 11:15:21 AM »
Quote from: Trentvoyager on January 21, 2021, 10:09:22 AM
Why is "minger" mild, but "minge" strong?

Despite the spelling - and, perhaps, despite their origins which I'm not aware of - the usage is very, very different.

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Re: Official offensive ranking
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2021, 06:00:21 PM »
Is it only apocryphal that the BBC forbad Kenny Everett to name a character Mary Hinge but were fine with Cupid Stunt....?

I do hope not.
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