Élodie Frégé is nekkid

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1. Shouldn’t “nekkid” also bear an accent grave?

   1. Fair point. I missed it.

   2. FWIW, all 3 of the accents in Elodie Frege’s name are sharp, not grave. “Accent aigu” in French. It slants up. The grave accent slants down. I hesitate to use the French terms in English. I might say “grave” or “sharp” when correct, if I know it’ll be understood. But am more likely to say “up accent,” “down accent”. Or even more verbosely, throwing in “slanted” or “slanting” somewhere. Yuck.

      I initially misread the comment as saying “bear a decent grave.” Like, “shouldn’t it be (buried?)”

      I agree, let’s stop saying “nekkid.” It’s stupid & served its purpose in the history of the English language. Time to dig a hole, drop it in, cover it up & tamp it down. Use concrete, preferably, in case of a tornado.

      1. Here is how I distinguish the terms:

         “Nude” is what you are when you remove your clothing for art.

         “Naked” is what you are when you remove your clothing for practical reasons, like a taking a shower.

         “Nekkid” is what you are when you remove your clothing for steamy, recreational purposes.

         As Robert Graves (the guy who wrote I, Claudius) put it:

         The nekkid, naked and the nude
         (By lexicographers construed
         As synonyms that should express
         The same deficiency of dress
         Or shelter) stand as wide apart
         As love from lies, or truth from art.

         Burma Shave

         —–

         I may have modified it somewhat, but the sense is intact.

         1. All this time I thought “nekkid” was Ebonics.

         2. So what is “very nekkid”?

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