Re:John le Carré: Why we should learn German (2017)
by detaro on Sunday February 02, 2020 @03:44PM
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How would you define it in English? I'd guess (German is my first language, so words existing in both are always tricky) a) it's considered a lot more vulgar in English and b) is more general for a bad situation with s* flying around?
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Re:John le Carré: Why we should learn German (2017)
by smacktoward on Sunday February 02, 2020 @11:52PM
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Correct on both points. Shit is a fairly strong expletive in English, so it’s not a word you’d generally roll out in polite conversation. And a shitstorm in English doesn’t have a specific context of something that happens online, it’s just any situation where a bunch of really bad stuff is happening all at once.