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Re:The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swear Words by t1m on Saturday May 28, 2016 @10:44PM (#11794530)
I am an anglo who speaks french (like an anglo) and don't think I have amused my Quebecois friends more than when I used 'tabernouche' in a conversation.

It's a bit of a pro-tip for anglos - you can sound a bit crass going full-on tabernak calise etc., but droping the 'tabernouche' with anglo accent wins every time.

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Re:The Delightful Perversity of Québec's Catholic Swear Words by justratsinacoat on Sunday May 29, 2016 @05:29PM (#11798324)
>I am an anglo who speaks french (like an anglo) and don't think I have amused my Quebecois friends more than when I used 'tabernouche' in a conversation

This makes sense to me. A summer job I once had featured a very clever Polish émigré who was still basically learning English. At one point, he was furiously angry (after having dropped a heavy and expensive yet eminently breakable object on his foot) and shouted "GULL DANGIT" in the manner of actually swearing.

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