USAGE: Belgium in H2G2 (was Re: USAGE: number concord in AmE,
| From: | John Cowan <jcowan@...> |
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| Date: | Saturday, June 22, 2002, 22:06 |
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Matthew Bladen scripsit:
> Attempting to turn this back on-topic, does anyone have conlangs in
> which an innocent natlang word means something abominable -- or vice
> versa?
Well, somewhat closer to topic, IIRC the English word "such" is taboo
among Nootka speakers because it is homonymous with their word for
"cunt".
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