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I added the necessary tags to this page including the vandalism tag, also there should be some more historical information added to give a deeper and more verifiable account to help backup all the original research presented and there needs to be some verifiable evidence. A list of sources would be a good start.

There also needs to be a deeper discussion about the whole topic including semantics. If there is an expert on the subject who can comment it would be greatly appreciated!

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add distintion between species 23emr (talk) 22:52, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 23:38, 27 June 2020 (UTC)Reply

Research to add

Brinkley M. Sharpe, Courtland S. Hyatt, Donald R. Lynam, Joshua D. Miller; “They Are Such an Asshole”: Describing the Targets of a Common Insult Among English-Speakers in the United States. Collabra: Psychology 5 January 2022; 8 (1): 32552. doi: https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.32552

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Sailors use this word to describe a knot created in a coil of rope that renders the line useless until the tangle is removed. 2601:192:8501:D380:A99D:E0D0:3D80:7A0D (talk) 16:48, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:06, 23 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

Change article title to Arsehole?

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Since the article says that the standard is arsehole and the exception is asshole, shouldn't the article title be changed? 159.196.31.126 (talk) 11:37, 28 August 2022 (UTC)Reply

The article appears to have been started in American English which appears to use "asshole". So, it probably should retain the existing English variant. See wp:ENGVAR re policy. The article does have an interesting origin Adakiko (talk) 11:46, 28 August 2022 (UTC)Reply