Note

[themidnightgirl]

The phrase "Labio-dental fricative" is not obscene.

Using it in a post to a Fame Academy noticeboard is perhaps a touch odd, though.

Comments

[cryx]

who would have thought that describing say an 'f' sound could sound so rude!

reminds me for some reason of bimanualproctalcartography.

[raggedyman.livejournal.com]

dare we ask what the context is?

[borusa.livejournal.com]

Replacement of dental fricatives with labiodentals in Estuary and Cockney English.

Or why Peter on Fame Academy says "Fursday", if you like.

[andrewwyld.livejournal.com]

Cannibal chiefs chew camembert cheese, 'cause chewing keeps them cheeky,
Big fat Fred fixed fur to his head 'cause he finks fur makes him freaky,
Benjamin Bland and his bugle band blow the blues bi-weekly,
How many pies can a porpoise poise on purpose if he pleases?

[borusa.livejournal.com]

Quite.

[andrewwyld.livejournal.com]

(... is the chorus to a song called Labio-dental fricative.)