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-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up31·edit-21 month 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-up10·edit-21 month 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-up9·1 month 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 ?!