If the tone of Benny Boy's post here is anything along the lines of 'what's the big deal about a few swear words now and then." - I heartily concur ~! like there's a lot more to be concerned about than a little color in the language and posts here and there, a LOT more ! - like seriously 'dangerous' stuff ......like say Global Climate Change et all. In light of all that ...... a little swear word here or there amounts to absolutely zip !
----- Original Message ----- From: "Benny boy" <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Sunday, September 06, 2009 6:55 AM Subject: Re: M re: "damn"
> It's a big continent, some different culture at some point. > Here where i live (Quebec), we speak French and in general we swear a lot, > mostly religious words of course. Those words (EX: Tabernacle) would > probably make a few of you laugh but here, it's common and acceptable in > some ways. > > If you stand beside me in my shop for a day you will have learn them all > and > you will say them without perfect French pronunciation at the end of the > day, if I don't use them more than 500 time a day I'm lying. > > So when i speak or write in English i look for something similar to > intensify the sentence. But i have learn that in many case it's not > acceptable. It's pretty funny that in all movie the F word is use with so > many variant.... It's like you have found a place to use it legally. > > Ben > http://www.benplace.com/ > > On Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:56:46 -0400, David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > wrote: > >>Dear Volks -- I'm a little squirmy about "damn." There are people >>around (me included actually) who take cursing seriously, and that >>really stands for "May God condemn him/her/it to eternal torment" >>which is a pretty serious thing. It's bad theology -- we don't >>believe God works that way -- but that's beside the point. I'm going >>to have to rule it out of order, because if it makes me squirm a bit >>I'm surely not the only one. Dam' or darn or dang or damnation or >>other such are fine, it's clear that it's either just an intensifier >>or definitely a play curse. I'd rather not see dammit though, and >>definitely nothing with a G attached. >> >>As an aside, I have a certain sentimental fondness for "Well shoot >>fire ( I can say it sort of the way she did, but I can't spell >>it. Sort like faaar with a little bit of i mixed in) and save >>matches!" An oldish (must have been at least 40) head nurse I once >>served under used to say it from time to time. It was so funny that >>I didn't make the connection for a long time. Feel free. >> >>Thanks much, >>David |
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