Re:Being bilingual makes swearing easier
by Galanwe on Thursday December 31, 2020 @08:07AM
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French living in non-french countries for many years here.
My conscious swear words have switched to English now, for small things.
When I'm hurt or really in trouble though, French kicks in unconsciously.
What I like about French way of swearing is that it can be infinite since the words are linked together. Most French swear words are descriptive, which means you can almost postpone the subject indefinitely and continue swearing:
"^putain de bordel de chiotte de saloperie de merdasse mal foutue de... [<insert description>]* de merde$"
My conscious swear words have switched to English now, for small things.
When I'm hurt or really in trouble though, French kicks in unconsciously.
What I like about French way of swearing is that it can be infinite since the words are linked together. Most French swear words are descriptive, which means you can almost postpone the subject indefinitely and continue swearing:
"^putain de bordel de chiotte de saloperie de merdasse mal foutue de... [<insert description>]* de merde$"