come or cum ??

[SweetOblivion]

(And, on the contrary, cum is a Latin word that has an understood meaning in English, so it is an English word. Though it's rarely used without other Latin words nearby.)[/QUOTE]

"Cum" in Latin means 'with', so not sure how it has any connection 'cum' the debate.

I do, however, take the point about the English language continually developing or degrading (depending on your opinion).

And my apologies to the masses for not capitalising American - no offence deliberately intended - but so glad to excite comment.

Smiles

Sweet O

(retires to a 'deuxieme chaise', pleased that the oxford don likes to jouisse too - grins)

 

[OxfordDon]

cum or come

So...that's cleared that up then!!

 

[PenforPrez]

I read an article by a sex columnist a few years ago who strongly insisted that it was "come," not "cum." This explanation fit in with my own purist view of writing, so I always write it as "come." "Cum" to me looks like somebody can't spell.

 

[waltermitty]

The spelling "cum" only exists in porn, and second-rate porn at that. Those who think it is more correct than "come" in any context are only displaying their ignorance. The whole point of the word becoming a slang term for having an orgasm is that the sexual climax was being compared to a kind of arrival. So spelling it "cum" robs the word of its intended meaning.

 

[smexygirl]

Cum!!!

 

[relaxitsonlyme]

I had a comment/complaint that I was using the word "come" rather than "cum" in my stories. I always thought "cum" to be an Americanisation but would be happy to be corrected.

Any thoughts?

It's kind of useful shorthand isn't it?

Come can have many meanings, so in your stories that would be clear from the context I guess, whereas cum is well ... orgasmically obvious.

 

[Jaymal]

I'm with the come-verb/cum-noun brigade. I like the play on words to which the use of 'come' lends itself, i.e. in the joke of the two nuns cycling through Vatican City: 1st nun: I've never come this way before. 2nd nun: It's the cobblestones. Plus I remember cringing once at the past tense 'cummed'. It just sounded ridiculous and hugely unsexy. 'Cum' as a noun, however, is wonderfully dirty.

 

[swampydonkey]

So far i know about this point if you want to use the word in sexual purpose you could use cum but in normal use come is perfect. am i right? I think i am.

 

[penandpaper]

I agree with Kroman and Elianna. If the story is a bit racy and harder edged, or if the character is of the "rougher" variety, then use cum. If it's more of a story, then use come.

I will note, that almost every single erotica book that's been published (mass produced such as Barnes and Noble's, etc.) uses the word come. I have never seen cum, with the exception of dialogue.

 

[Chimney Sweep]

"Cum" takes me out of the story a bit, unless it is in dialog. I try to keep my grammar clean and I appreciate that in what I read. I can take just about anything in dialog because people speak much differently than they write, so "Oh baby I'm gonna cum!" is fine, but "He fired a load of cum on her tits" looks cheap to me.

 

[Fantasies_only]

If you look it up in any online dictionary, "come" is an acceptable use as is "cum." I think it's more of a personal preference. I had someone edit a story of mine where I used "come" and he told me it was an incorrect usage. I looked it up on a couple on line dictionaries and the basic definition was "slang: to have an orgasm" and "see also cum."

Once he saw the links, he let the issue go. Don't worry about someone calling you out on it. I've seen it used both ways on this site and in books I've read, although, it's less common to see it in print than it is on this site and sites like it.

"He's gonna come now, then he'll lick up his own cum."
So what is it when it's happening?
"I'm coming!"
"I'm cumming!"

 

[SweetErika]

"Cum" takes me out of the story a bit, unless it is in dialog. I try to keep my grammar clean and I appreciate that in what I read. I can take just about anything in dialog because people speak much differently than they write, so "Oh baby I'm gonna cum!" is fine, but "He fired a load of cum on her tits" looks cheap to me.

That's interesting since the bold one is actually the correct usage.

After all, we say "he came on her tits," not, "he cummed on her tits," or anything similarly ridiculous, right? It's easy and logical to conjugate "come," but what's the past tense of "cum" if one chooses to use it as a verb?

"He's gonna come now, then he'll lick up his own cum."
So what is it when it's happening?
"I'm coming!"
"I'm cumming!"

The former, as your sentence shows.

Orgasm or ejaculation = come/coming

Semen/ejaculate = cum