Come vs. c**

I need to clarify something. I need to know the proper usage of "come" and "c**".

For example, in the Skrillex song Kyoto, the lyrics are written as "Bass makes that b**** c**."

But generally speaking, doesn't "come" refer to the act of orgasming as a verb and "c**" refer to the bodily fluid as a noun?

This is critically important for me to distinguish as a writer.

Are there any English majors in PC?

I don't know that there's really a set answer for this. The OED isn't exactly on the vanguard when it comes to sexual slang.

For what it's worth, I think that your view seems to be the most commonly accepted one. But in all the published erotica I've read, they use "come" for both the noun and the verb. In amateur erotica online, I see "cum" used far more often.

I think your gist of it is correct. "Come" used as a noun just looks...really awkward.

Per the porn ive read, i believe the word with the u is preferred for both noun and verb. And multiple m's are used in the gerund form. Pretty much just repeat any letter in the word multiple times, no pun intended.

Eta - followed by lots of exclamation points!!!!

I guess consistency isnt a hallmark of that sort of writing, else you could have gleaned it from the usage?

Eta - my bad - they usually cover consistency in the following paragraphs...

I think there is some confusion about this Doc but I agree with the others pretty much. You're partner isn't going to ask if you "cam" and only the semi-literate would say the "cummed" :P
so yeah I usually think of come as the verb and the other as... well you know
I am half asleep and not feeling well so my answer has a caveat :P

This is how I use "come":

Joel moaned panting, his legs shaking as he stood, and felt the urge to come bubbling inside him and he shook his head, not ready to come just yet.

I actually rarely use the word "c**"--I prefer writing something like "releasing sticky fluid" because I think c** is too slang for my writing--but when I do, it's a noun:
“You better not get c** in my car.”

It's not often we get to academically debate the proper use of "come" vs. "c**". xD

I think you need a comma after moaned. And i question the use of the word bubbling - it sounds too delicate for this scenario?

I'm going through my fiction and re-writing them. I need to read more erotica to get a better understanding on how to write erotica.

That sentence has many errors in it. I'm starting with that particular piece of writing, Nightmares in Berlin, and combing through it.

There you go. It's a slang term.

Technically it's a conjunction meaning "along with being" and is used hyphenetically (I don't think that's a word ). That or it's an abbreviation for cumulative.

The reference to having an orgasm or semen is merely slang. If your characters are speaking, they may use "cum". But it depends on your voice if you're using "come" or "cum" to refer to orgasm or semen (or the same for a woman's bodily fluids, i.e. "girl cum"). If your narrative voice is very informal, you might use the slang term, but if you have a more formal narrative, it's best to use more accepted grammar.

Oh, one more thing I would suggest. However you choose, be sure to keep a consistent narrative voice. You don't want to jar your readers into paying attention to your writing method as opposed to your story. If you change back and forth, it can call attention to the mechanics and pull the reader out of the story.

I only use the term c** when the characters are speaking. My audience is generally a younger audience--I also use trigger warnings and the Mature Audience rating when I write explicit sex or violence-- so I'm more careful with how I write sex scenes.

It's so confusing!! I use both, but it all depends on the context. When I use "come," it's usually in the context of going somewhere with someone. When I use "c**," it's in erotica writing, where the characters are generally about to do such activities. Sometimes, I can even be sneaky enough to place both forms in the same sentence.
Example: "Hey, babe, come here," Zayn moaned after minutes of silence, "I'm going to c**, and I want you here to see this."
At times, I forget the context, and use the wrong version, but when I edit, I change it if I notice it.

I've seen the British use come as you describe. In the Americas C U M is pretty much interchangeable for the fluid and for the action.

I get it, things like that drive me nuts too.

Honestly, I want to read some of your works. They sound really good.

Thanks

No problem.

Some people use it as a play on words.

simply put, come is an action IE: come here.

whereas the slang term cum is also an action, as well as a noun.

"hold on baby, I am about to cum" = action
"i got cum all over my face" = noun

came = past tense. IE: "He came all over my face" is still the past tense for both forms of the word.

this is just my own observation based on things I have read, conversations, and porn. but it does seem to fit the genre'

I vote for come.