YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.message-squaremessage-square40linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up120arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square40linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-22 days agoMy favourite is the difference between French french and Canadian French. Many of the uniquely Canadian French swears are oddly religious compared to French french
minus-squareHorsey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-22 days agoQuébécois swears are literally just church vocabulary words. You could probably just use any church vocabulary in place of the common ones and I’d understand what you meant.
minus-squareFackCurs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThis. How did Christ, chalice and tabernacle become an insult ?!
My favourite is the difference between French french and Canadian French.
Many of the uniquely Canadian French swears are oddly religious compared to French french
Québécois swears are literally just church vocabulary words. You could probably just use any church vocabulary in place of the common ones and I’d understand what you meant.
This. How did Christ, chalice and tabernacle become an insult ?!