Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 11:20:42 11/03/03
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On November 03, 2003 at 13:32:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: >However "absolute idiot" != "fucking idiot" by any stretch. To me, the stretch is not very wide. This is probably mostly a cultural and linguistic difference. Sexual words don't carry as strong negative connotations in Europe as in the US, and the phrase "fucking idiot" probably doesn't look quite as offensive to most Europeans as it does to you. When using a foreign language, it is easy to overstep the line with profanities. A remark which sounds only mildly offensive in one language will often sound much worse in another. This should always be kept in mind when reading posts from contributors whose native language is not American English. Tord
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