Come, or Cum which is most correct?

[vgrey]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure if one of these spellings is more professional/correct than the other and I'd like to make my mind up once and for all. Any academics here that can give me a definitive answer?
Thanks,
vgrey

 

[NotWise]

I'm a little embarrassed to admit that I'm not sure if one of these spellings is more professional/correct than the other and I'd like to make my mind up once and for all. Any academics here that can give me a definitive answer?
Thanks,
vgrey

Nothing here is professional, and it isn't a very academic question. I think you can use either word as you like it. I tend to use "come" as the verb. "Cum" is the noun for the fluids produced. Some people will use "cum" either way.

Personally, I tend to use any alternative to "cum," and I'm not fond of "come," but it's totally your choice.

 

[SimonDoom]

There is not one correct answer. Like NotWise I use come as the verb and cum as the noun. I absolutely will not ever write "he cummed", although I know many do.

 

[Sir_Maveric]

Personally, I try to stay away from the word. Throat yogurt is a good replacement if you're just having fun.

That being said, There are ways to describe the action of 'cumming' without using the words.

"shot my load"
"sent my juices"
"pumped until I was spent"

I'm sure many more can offer other suggestions. These are only a few.

Think outside the box. (Pun intended)

 

[KeithD]

The term is in transition. Most erotica publishers are now using "cum" as the noun and "come" as the verb. The trend is toward "cum" for both, but publishers aren't there yet. Either is fine here as long as you keep the spelling internally consistent.

 

[colddiesel]

And totally off course, is it 'correct,' 'more correct,' or 'most correct' ?

 

[Jada59]

I use cum. Except for that one time when i screwed up and used come.

 

[AlinaX]

I still cringe seeing cum used as a verb.

 

[HeyAll]

"Come" and "cum" are both correct in their proper context.

But this is erotica and people want to see the word "cum."

 

[yowser]

Throat yogurt is a good replacement if you're just having fun.

'Throat yogurt'? Never heard that one before.

I fear you have changed my notion of breakfast forever....

 

[Voboy]

If the context is semen, the word is always "cum" for me. Consistency is the key. Past tense is the only real problem, when you have to use "came," but then you can always substitute "blasted my supercalifragilistically potent baby-batter into her face" instead.

Like others have said, use what you like, but be consistent.

 

[TarnishedPenny]

What I find amazing right here is that none of the Usual Suspects have cited the Chicago Manual of Style.

But I agree with the above - your choice, be consistent.

 

[KeithD]

What I find amazing right here is that none of the Usual Suspects have cited the Chicago Manual of Style.

But I agree with the above - your choice, be consistent.

That's because the Chicago Manual of Style hasn't commented on the issue.

I equate those writing erotica in the American system who mock using the CMS with those mocking wearing masks in the current pandemic.

 

[ChloeTzang]

'Throat yogurt'? Never heard that one before.

I fear you have changed my notion of breakfast forever....

I love that. It’s so..... mind capturing. I shall never look at yogurt the same way ever again.

 

[Haulover]

Come is a verb.

Cum is a noun.

That is all




(IMHO)

 

[TarnishedPenny]

".....

 

[TarnishedPenny]

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[Athalia]

There's a strict rule about that:

"Cum" is a noun, meaning "ejaculate."

"Come" is a verb, signifying "to attain an orgasmic state."

... and I have probably broken that rule a thousand times.

 

[ElectricBlue]

There's a strict rule about that:

"Cum" is a noun, meaning "ejaculate."

"Come" is a verb, signifying "to attain an orgasmic state."

... and I have probably broken that rule a thousand times.

There's nothing strict about it. "Come" has been around for a century or so (during the nineteenth century it was more often "spend", I think), while "cum" is more a late twentieth century usage.

 

[SimonDoom]

What I find amazing right here is that none of the Usual Suspects have cited the Chicago Manual of Style.

But I agree with the above - your choice, be consistent.

I think I'm probably Usual Suspect Number 2 on this point, with KeithD being Usual Suspect Number 1, and I'll just say I think he toasted your marshmallow. I say that with all due affection, of course.

CMOS is a wonderful resource (one I recommend to every American author), but it doesn't answer every question, or claim to.

I'll note that no less an authority than Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief for publisher Random House, and author of Dreyer's English (which I highly recommend if you are into this sort of thing and maybe even if you are not) is unequivocal that come is the verb and cum is the noun.

 

[Voboy]

I'll note that no less an authority than Benjamin Dreyer, copy chief for publisher Random House, and author of Dreyer's English (which I highly recommend if you are into this sort of thing and maybe even if you are not) is unequivocal that come is the verb and cum is the noun.

Great.

Links to his stories here? I'm curious to see how they've been received.

I value the informality here. And I (along with several others) can attest that there are many hundreds, if not thousands, of readers that thankfully haven't let Mr Dreyer's opinion get in the way of their enjoyment of a good story or two.

 

[Sir_Maveric]

"blasted my supercalifragilistically potent baby-batter into her face"

OMG, I'm stealing that one. Holy carp, I'm in tears.

 

[Voboy]

"blasted my supercalifragilistically potent baby-batter into her face"

OMG, I'm stealing that one. Holy carp, I'm in tears.

You're welcome to it.

Might even pass CMOS scrutiny; after all, I properly included a hyphen.

 

[Lorelei907]

Personally, I feel cum is more erotic. To read “I’m cumming.” is more erotic than, “I’m coming.” Come is a verb meaning to go or arrive some place, whereas cum refers to an orgasm or male or female ejaculate. “I’m coming over.” Does that mean you’re going to shoot your wad over an object? Content, of course, fills in the rest of it, but for eroticism, cum and cumming builds a specific image in the mind of the reader, which is the purpose of the writer. However, is the past tense “came” the same for both correct?

Same for breasts, boobs, tits, and titties. Clinical, slang, erotic, and childish. I would never talk to my mother about my tits and I would never ask my lover to suck my breasts. My lover may caress my breasts as part of foreplay then suck on my tits. Calling them titties places you in junior high. It depends on the level of eroticness that the writer is trying to get across to the reader.

 

[sbrooks103]

Nothing here is professional, and it isn't a very academic question. I think you can use either word as you like it. I tend to use "come" as the verb. "Cum" is the noun for the fluids produced. Some people will use "cum" either way.

Personally, I tend to use any alternative to "cum," and I'm not fond of "come," but it's totally your choice.

I use "cum" for the noun, "come" for the verb.

"When he came, he shot his cum all over her tits."