There's a time and a place for cursing ... title of a widely-released movie is not one of them, in my opinion. If you want to convey to the audience what kind of movie it is, there are a bajillion other ways to do it.
I mean, really, nothing about the behavior or relationship changes a whit by simply calling it what it is. The euphemism simply indulges the conceit that it's something more noble, or less crude.
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Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
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LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
Last First in wotmania Chat
Slightly better than chocolate.
Love still can't be coerced.
Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
So, Is "Friends with Benefits" a Bad Title?
08/06/2010 06:59:10 PM
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Depends on the target audience, I suppose *NM*
08/06/2010 10:53:37 PM
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I did point out that wouldn't really work on an American marquee.
09/06/2010 03:39:28 PM
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It has the bonus of not being obscene.
09/06/2010 12:59:27 AM
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I think that's kind of the point though.
09/06/2010 03:41:33 PM
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Sounds like a real winner... *NM*
09/06/2010 02:58:26 PM
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