Essay - Ass or Butt?

Applying to College
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<p>This may sound ridiculous but I am having trouble putting a paragraph together. They say to be real, and I don’t say “butt” when I’m being funny…</p>

<p>As soon as I started running, I realized that I was running across a dusty wooden floor in a pair of slippery cotton socks. The next thing I knew, I was falling straight on my ass while the entire audience roared with laughter. </p>

<p>(or “down on my ass”)</p>

<p>as opposed to</p>

<p>As soon as I started running, I realized that I was running across a dusty wooden floor in a pair of slippery cotton socks. The next thing I knew, I was falling straight down on my butt while the entire audience roared with laughter.</p>

<p>I think “ass” is funnier, but my parents aren’t sure.</p>

<p>Suggestions?</p>

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<p>pick derriere, and make sure you italicize it</p>

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<p>i thought lablondie wrote “pink derriere” which i actually prefer</p>

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<p>agreed with the above poster, pick derriere and italicize it… definitely not ass.</p>

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<p>My vote for “tushy”</p>

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<p>what about “arse”</p>

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<p>rear, cheeks, behind, posterior, hindquarters? or my personal favorite “gluteus maximus”</p>

<p>but i too would advise against ass.</p>

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<p>ditto. no ass.</p>

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<p>I vote for tushy too.</p>

<p>Its classy and funny.</p>

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<p>have no fear, just use the word “rear”</p>

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<p>“derriere” seems a bit fancy
I’d go for “rear” or “behind”</p>

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<p>I cursed in my admissions essay and somehow got in…my vote is for ass</p>

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<p>I don’t think you can italicize on the online Common App. </p>

<p>I vote for backside.</p>

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<p>PINK DERRIERE. or pink tookus (or however thats spelled…but I need a pink)</p>

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<p>my vote is can. Same syllables, same zing (almost, but hey not vulgar). Not as ‘fairy’ as tushie whushie or deierire (french or something… huh). BTW stressing the zing word seems like ur trying too hard to be funny. Subtlety is how you make people laugh. dont italicize anything.</p>

<p>Can even has the same vowel sound </p>

<p>(assonance)</p>

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<p>rear… is good.</p>

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<p>and the winner is…REAR</p>

<p>with derriere in a close second.</p>

<p>i decided not to use ass because i used the f word twice in the first paragraph.</p>

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<p>umm… is this gonna be an essay for an application?</p>

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<p>well, if you’ve already used the f word twice, ass can’t hurt you</p>

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<p>come on now…</p>

<p>butt. butt is actually a really funny word.</p>