British/ American Insults
Re: British/ American Insults
by Dobby » Fri Sep 14, 2012 6:17 am
Btw Twat, prat and bugger are really not that offensive, especially the latter two.
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Re: British/ American Insults
by Clarino » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:45 am
Those are my principles, and if you don't like them... well, I have others.
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Re: British/ American Insults
by Boris Johnson » Fri Sep 14, 2012 8:50 am
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Re: British/ American Insults
by Enoch » Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:20 am
I tend to watch a lot of British TV and movies, and I've always been fascinated by the British take on cursing. It's much more playful, original, and fun. Last night, I was listening to an interview of Eddie Izzard. He was asked about a performance he had done a few months earlier in which he got in to a bit of a spat with an audience member over the fact that he is an atheist. One of the reasons he said he doesn't believe in God is "He took my mum when she was 41 and let Hitler live until he was 55 or something, so f**k that for a game of soldiers."
I have no idea what "f**k that for a game of soldiers" means, beyond the obvious, but it is a much more playful way to get your point across than the standard American way of cursing.
I have no idea what "f**k that for a game of soldiers" means, beyond the obvious, but it is a much more playful way to get your point across than the standard American way of cursing.
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Re: British/ American Insults
by Boris Johnson » Fri Sep 14, 2012 10:49 am
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