Re: Rhys Ifans! Welsh fans, another pronunciation pop question

Quoting "Thomas R. Wier" <trwier@...>:

> Andreas wrote:
> > > I suppose that's still nicer than the "Sod Damn" (American accent) I've
> > > heard.
>
> > Except that "sod" for (most) Americans refers only to ground
> > covered by grass, and doesn't have the additional expletive value
> > that it sometimes has in Britain. That is, of course, unless they
> > have watched too much BBC-America. :)
>
> Really? Well, if it wasn't intended as an insult/pun, one's got to
> wonder why the speaker split it up like that.
Indeed.  "Sodding" sounds as distinctly British to me as "arse"
for "ass" and "pissed" meaning "drunk" rather than "angry". I think
Muke is right that it must be used like God Damn, or some such.

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