Anthony Burgess Quote

'Ass' for 'arse' does not seem to represent a willingness, on British lines, to make the word arhotic; rather it is a puritanical substitution which forces a real ass to become a donkey or burro.


A Mouthful of Air: Language and Languages, Especially English (1992)


'Ass' for 'arse' does not seem to represent a willingness, on British lines, to make the word arhotic; rather it is a puritanical substitution which...

'Ass' for 'arse' does not seem to represent a willingness, on British lines, to make the word arhotic; rather it is a puritanical substitution which...

'Ass' for 'arse' does not seem to represent a willingness, on British lines, to make the word arhotic; rather it is a puritanical substitution which...

'Ass' for 'arse' does not seem to represent a willingness, on British lines, to make the word arhotic; rather it is a puritanical substitution which...