One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence.

Nick Hornby
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but...
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but...
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but...
One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but...
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The power of language is powerful indeed. I can never forget the first time I heard the word 'arse' and it was not something good, but rather something to be avoided. One day, maybe not in the next few weeks, but certainly in the conceivable future, someone will be able to refer to me without using the word 'arse' somewhere in the sentence. This is a statement of how far we have come as a society over the years.

In most cultures it is still extremely derogatory to say you have an anus. We have come a long way from those times, and this quote is a reminder of that fact.

Source: High Fidelity

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