Re:The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swear Words
by Symbiote on Saturday May 28, 2016 @06:37PM
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"Go to hell" and "go hang yourself" exist in English.
"Devil" is very mild profanity as a noun. It's stronger as an intensifier: "What the devil are you doing?!".
I'm British and live in Denmark. Danes swear in English far more than they should, perhaps because they learn all the strongest words from American TV, where swearing replaces humour...
Re:The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swear Words
by cdr on Saturday May 28, 2016 @07:28PM
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"Go hang yourself" and "devil" are exclusively British English as far as I know as an American. "Go to hell" is certainly also an American swear though.
"Devil" is very mild profanity as a noun. It's stronger as an intensifier: "What the devil are you doing?!".
I'm British and live in Denmark. Danes swear in English far more than they should, perhaps because they learn all the strongest words from American TV, where swearing replaces humour...