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In sustained French, "verge" is a synonym for "penis". So, it made me smile to see an article about Pornhub in TheVerge.
For extra linguistic amusement, they also mention the state of Virginia, etymologically descending from "virgin" from Latin "virgo", which descended from "virga", which happens to also have been an euphemism for "penis" in Latin, from where it descended into the French "verge" keeping the meaning, and from there to the English "verge", where initially did also mean "penis", but lost the meaning over time.
So, when reading about PornHub in Virginia on TheVerge... you can smile twice, or more ๐
Thank you for linguistic enlightenment, and for the extra smiles.
Thank you for making the article ~20% cooler
That's a cocky observation.
Sustained French?
Looks like I was betrayed by deepl..
I meant formal/elevated langage.
Call me greatness the way I'm always on the verge