Re: CHAT: Eng regionalisms (was: German and English)

On Wed, 8 Oct 2003, Barry Garcia wrote:

> Constructed Languages List <CONLANG@...> writes:
> >The occasional profanity is very much like the
> >oboe: it is most effectively used very sparingly.
> >Too much of eaither grates the ears.
>
>
> I disagree with all of you :).
Your discription sounds less like disagreement and more like accepting
that the world is as it is and working within it (i.e. conforming) rather
than trying to correct the great injustice done to the language (for this
is what it is; for many people, there is no way to express what I express
when I say 'fuck'). Perhaps I misinterpreted you, though :)

> If used enough you can clearly differentiate between common profanity and
> being pretty fucking angry. Besides, single profane words are pretty mild
> these days. In order to get across i'm angry, prefer to say such things
> like "You punk ass bitch, cock biting cunt!". Pretty strong i say :).
Chances are I'd intrepret that as humor or that the speaker was an idiot.

> Pardon the language.
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Tristan                  <kesuari@...>

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