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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
Throat yogurt is a good replacement if you're just having fun.
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.
'Throat yogurt'? Never heard that one before.
I fear you have changed my notion of breakfast forever....
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.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.
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'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.
"blasted my supercalifragilistically potent baby-batter into her face"
OMG, I'm stealing that one. Holy carp, I'm in tears.
I use "cum" for the noun, "come" for the verb.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.