tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post1257480857298595495..comments2024-02-28T05:25:12.859-05:00Comments on English, Jack: Ladybug(gery)Bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-42980517782059767802007-05-29T23:15:00.000-05:002007-05-29T23:15:00.000-05:00I can't see that being true. Bug in English refers...I can't see that being true. Bug in English refers specifically to insects that suck blood, sap, etc. The term bug came to refer to insects in general as a colloquial term in the US, but didn't spread to the UK until we were exposed more to American culture in th 20th century.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-55588167208965406872007-05-20T06:45:00.000-05:002007-05-20T06:45:00.000-05:00Ha! Maybe her husband just doesn't want to admit i...Ha! Maybe her husband just doesn't want to admit it? Or maybe he himself doesn't know why. I can see that - parents don't want to say <I>why</I> "bug" is a bad word so they make up something innocuous and whole generations grow up with a different explanation which they pass on...The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-84384719096651683022007-05-19T09:06:00.000-05:002007-05-19T09:06:00.000-05:00Interesting! I can't find that sense in any Britis...Interesting! I can't find that sense in any British dictionaries, though.Bretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02870575277556244419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31830497.post-78482738283500407462007-05-19T08:53:00.000-05:002007-05-19T08:53:00.000-05:00Hmmm. A friend of mine who's married to an English...Hmmm. A friend of mine who's married to an Englishman says it's because 'bug' means 'bedbug'.The Ridger, FCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538111197270563075noreply@blogger.com