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Dear Linguists,
In Gender in Canada, 3rd Edition, by Adie Nelson, an argument about how language is used to emphasize positive male aggressiveness and negative female aggressiveness states that the term ''Pissing Match'' has positive connotations, when used to describe an argument among men. I have not heard it used in a positive context in colloquial speech in western Canada, specifically Edmonton, Alberta, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Could it be that this is an eastern phenomena? Dr. Nelson works out of the University of Waterloo in south-central Canada.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
Sincerely,
Richard Engelhardt
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