A great, wry discussion of why all sexy words are NOT created equal. I almost died laughing at “pork sword.” I’m eager to get to my word-of-the-week (title TBD) project up and running and start talking about connotation!
The article below discusses words for male and female sexual parts in frank terms. It does not describe any acts, is meant to be partly humorous, and I think is only a little bit crude, but please do not read on if you’re likely to be offended.
Lengthy Problems and Sticky Issues
‘Cock’ appeared in the list of overly repeated words highlighted by my grammar checker* the other day. I’d stumbled on the same old problem, familiar I am sure to most erotica and erotic romance writers: what do you call ‘it’ – i.e. the male organ, the penis. Same goes for the other male sexual organs, not to mention the female ones.
For me, this is less an issue of bashful euphemism than a matter of creating mood and of personal taste. I am happy to be frank. I find (and so much of this is individual preference) terms such as…
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Words: A Steamy Love Affair 