Linguist studies origins of the A-word

[snopes]

Linguist Geoffrey Nunberg has written a scholarly study of the A-word, saying its rise in culture impacted feminism, self-discovery movements and conceptions of social class.

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow...190845327.html

[Don Enrico]

Why does an article about the origins of the word "arsehole" end with a link that offers "Get full coverage of the Republican National Convention here »..."?

Is that context-based?




ETA: I'm speaking in jest. I know that most of the members and supporters of the GOP are not aresholes, and the are arseholes in every political party.

[Mad Jay]

So, a-hole was a gendered insult?