No Matter How You Spell It, It’s Still A Blowjob

The notoriously thorough folks at the New Yorker have sorted through our collection of profanities and when they first appeared in that esteemed periodical, and have offered a few helpful correctives. Of special interest: Mary Gaitskill, not Tad Friend, was the first person to get the common usage for fellatio into the magazine, a mistake which the publication generously forgives by noting that, “This error is more understandable. Most people would search for ‘blowjob,’ whereas New Yorker style is two words: ‘blow job.’”