[ebooktalk] Re: LANGUAGE QUESTION
- From: "Steven Bingham" <steven.bingham1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 20:51:16 +0100
Client and Trick both refer to the individual customer they are not generic
terms for their customers. Trick, in fact, can be applied to the act itself
as in the phrase "She turns tricks." Johns is the only term I have found
used in the plural and while it is generally an American term it does seem
to have it origins in Britain. A 17th century whore mistress in Portsmouth
is said to have advised her girls not to ask the names of sailors but just
call them all John.
Perhaps one of the ladies in our company last night was right when she said
the correct term should be "Sad individuals." She went on to say "you only
have to be reasonably pleasant for a couple of dates to get it for free."
And, in case you're wondering, the conversation that started this was about
George Bernard Shaw. A local Amateur drama group is considering putting on
Mrs Warren's Profession.
Steve
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On Behalf Of Trish Talbot
Sent: 25 July 2013 17:17
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: LANGUAGE QUESTION
I thought "Rent boy" only referred to boys who had sex with men. Male escort
is the genteel term, I suppose.
as for the customers of prostitutes, I think "Clients" is the term used most
commonly.
Trish.
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From: David Russell <mailto:david.russell8@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:23 PM
Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: LANGUAGE QUESTION
Steve,
How about rent boy?
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On Behalf Of Steven Bingham
Sent: 25 July 2013 12:24
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Subject: [ebooktalk] LANGUAGE QUESTION
Hi all
Not exactly book related but it came up in a discussion about books last
night. In the English language there are loads of words and expressions for
a prostitute but not one word or prhase that can be used to describe her
customers. I can think of lots of socio-istorical reasons for this lack but
one would have expected that the modern women's liberation movement might
have come up with one.
Also we could not think of a word that descried a man who performs act of
sex for cash apart from male prostitute. Not sure why this is but they have
apparently been about since Roman times.
Steve
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