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Re:Swearing at work - a guide by tibbylickle on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:05AM (#5594545)
In fact, in Scotland it can be heard as a term of endearment.
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Re:Swearing at work - a guide by cmdkeen on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:17AM (#5594598)
In Scotland you can get away with using it to the police as long as you inflect it in a half decent way.

You'll be told to fuck off mind you, but it is all banter.

* I accept no responsibility for any foreigners who get locked up on this advice. Do not try it without a Scottish accent.

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Re:Swearing at work - a guide by koralatov on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:48AM (#5594715)
I think it's probably safe to leave it as ``Do not try it''. I have a Scottish accent, and I certainly wouldn't dare try it.

Maybe it's a Central Belt thing? In the Highlands, you wouldn't get away with saying that to the police.

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Re:Swearing at work - a guide by fuzzix on Tuesday April 23, 2013 @08:51AM (#5594733)
It all comes down to whether you are a good cunt or a bad cunt.
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