People Who Get Pissed Off About "Curse" Words

[tropicsgoddess]

I prefer swearing in German though. It's just such a fun language for that purpose.

Swearing in a foreign language is pretty fun to be honest. I do it in Dutch when I'm really pissed.

[AdminAssistant]

Swearing in a foreign language is pretty fun to be honest.

The professor I was a TA for last year would occasionally mutter "malakas" during lecture. Luckily, none of the students spoke Greek.

[Lace Neil Singer]

I can swear in French; "Merde" is a great word to use. XD Or "Batard."

[BroomJockey]

I can swear in French; "Merde" is a great word to use. XD Or "Batard."

I prefer "tabernacle." It usually cruises right past religious people just as an odd thing to say.

[Lace Neil Singer]

Never heard of that one; what does it mean?

[AdminAssistant]

I can swear in French; "Merde" is a great word to use. XD Or "Batard."

Chienne! Bon sang! Votre mere est une poutain!

Oh, and don't forget "foutre". And sometimes I'll go with merdre, instead, as a nod to Monsieur Jarry. Fun fact: You know how it's bad luck to wish an actor good luck, so instead we say 'break a leg'? The French version is a hearty "Merde!"

Luckily, nobody at the show I'm working at has heard me mutter "Allez a l'enfer!" yet, either. tee-hee!

[BroomJockey]

Never heard of that one; what does it mean?

It means... well, tabernacle. Swears in French are either scatological (like merde), or religious. It's directly talking about the religious fixture. The cultural implications are kinda hard to describe, since I only have a half-firm grasp myself. If you're interested in using it, the proper pronunciation is "ta-bur-nak."

[protege]

Swearing in a foreign language is pretty fun to be honest. I do it in Dutch when I'm really pissed.

LOL my great-grandmother (who, sadly died in '96 at the age of 103 ) used to curse in German. Why? So her grandchildren wouldn't understand her Seriously, there's something awesome seeing a little (she was less than 5 feet tall) old lady cursing up a storm in a foreign language