| From: | Michael Poxon <m.poxon@...> |
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| Date: | Monday, June 24, 2002, 21:26 |
On a similar tack, do Frenchmen laugh at people called Peter, for example? (peter = to fart) or think pine trees are of an appropriate shape (pine = penis) - any more examples, conlang or otherwise? Mike> > Well, somewhat closer to topic, IIRC the English word "such" is taboo > among Nootka speakers because it is homonymous with their word for > "cunt".
| Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |