Time to update the AP stylebook
Explanation of the day: "The term 'booty' technically means a pirate's treasure, but in slang also refers to a girl's backside or sex."
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Comments
Query: "technically"? Has some industry group issued a standards document on the meaning of "booty" that I'm not aware of?
Posted by: alkali | February 8, 2005 5:43 PM
So does this mean kingwenclas will be accusing the AP of plagiarizing "Check Your Head"?
Posted by: Jim | February 9, 2005 12:29 AM