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Re: Swearing in other cultures (was Langmaker.com and...)

From:caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...>
Date:Thursday, March 3, 2005, 15:59
--- In conlang@yahoogroups.com, Sally Caves <scaves@F...> wrote:

>This must be all over the world (referencing the other comments >about other cultures that have "your mother"). Because I've heard >that "tu madre" in Spanish is one of the vilest things you can say >to someone. Sometimes it's "a tu madre," i.e., stick it to your >mother.
Does this explain "yo' mama!"? Charlie http://wiki.frath.net/user:caeruleancentaur