YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-21 month agoMany languages have using the wrong level of honorifics as a personal insult, while e.g. in English this only really exists in the form of royal honorifics, which are very rare for obvious reasons (which is sometimes used mockingly).
minus-squareStinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month agoSure thing princess.
Many languages have using the wrong level of honorifics as a personal insult, while e.g. in English this only really exists in the form of royal honorifics, which are very rare for obvious reasons (which is sometimes used mockingly).
Whatever you say, your highness…
Silence, peasant!
Sure thing princess.
Ok, boss