Fairman establishes that most current usages have connotations distinct from its denotation of sexual intercourse, and asserts that rather than having sexual meaning, the word's use is most commonly associated with power.
Most current usages have connotations distinct from its denotation of sexual intercourse. Fairman establishes this. The word's use was having sexual meaning. This is what Fairman asserts. The word's use is most commonly associated with power. This is what Fairman asserts.