Re: Erudite Romans :)
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, November 11, 1999, 0:17 |
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Barry Garcia wrote:
> Anyway, I read somewhere that all of the polite terms for bodily functions
> and parts either come from Middle French or Latin, and all the rude words
> are of Anglo-Saxon origin. True? Yes? No?
Probably. Well, Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse. Like:
Shit (Anglo-Saxon), Feces/Manure
F*** (Old Norse?), sexual intercourse, sexual relations, sex
Fart (Anglo-Saxon), Flatulence
Hmm, but what about "to pork" (slang for have sexual relations)? That's
from French. ;-)
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