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"We don't allow that kind of language here"
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You're not an American - you don't understand. I am, although I've been gone a very long time. Some people are genuinely offended by it, and where the line is is many percentages of gray.
My children were amazed at the language that offended their cousins in the bilble belt of the U.S.
Better to keep it extra clean than offend people just to use what in reality is just slang and isn't that important.
But you can always just use # (" and let everyone use their own imagination - that way it can cover everything from gosh to "#(). ;-)
My children were amazed at the language that offended their cousins in the bilble belt of the U.S.
Better to keep it extra clean than offend people just to use what in reality is just slang and isn't that important.
But you can always just use # (" and let everyone use their own imagination - that way it can cover everything from gosh to "#(). ;-)
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sherwoodpete
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The Etymological dictionary gives interesting background on the origin as well as meaning of words:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=c&p=29
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=c&p=29
Tim the Grey
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It's used as a gentle reproval of someone who is a bit slow on the uptake these days...
English is a very RICH language. There are plenty of synonyms for ANY word!
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English is a very RICH language. There are plenty of synonyms for ANY word!
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Dick Thomas
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So we cannot use the word cr%p, but we can use the word co*k.
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Conrad Birdie
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We all understand what the language filter is designed for. There are ways around it of course, but the intent is to filter offensive language. Is it 100% fool proof, of course not.
If we use common sense and proper language, it should not be a concern around here. Some simply do not know how to converse without the use of offensive language and that is sad.
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I find it "kinda" pathetic that a poster's vocabulary is so limited that he, or she, cannot express themselves adequately without resorting to four letter words.
As to the origin of the flush toilet, this URL will give you more information than you really wanted to know.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet
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Hennie de Ruyter
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was apparently some old English law to control population growth whereby one needed state permission to... well be very social!! The phrase later got abbreviated to a very well known acronym nowadays considered a swear word.
Bryon Zammit
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nice but I think untrue. Other germanic languages have [with a vowel change] verbs with same root
German has 'ficken' with exactly the same meaning
Dutch has 'fokken' meaning to breed [animals]. There used to be a TV commercial for dogfood which had the following pay-off:
'topfokkers bevelen [brandname] aan' which translates as 'top breeders advise ...
German has 'ficken' with exactly the same meaning
Dutch has 'fokken' meaning to breed [animals]. There used to be a TV commercial for dogfood which had the following pay-off:
'topfokkers bevelen [brandname] aan' which translates as 'top breeders advise ...
robert pb
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The word cr*p comes from middle english well before Thomas Crapper it is similar to the Dutch word krappe
Thomas Crapper was a plumber by trade and manufactured various plumbing parts as well as manholes he also has a few patents for water closets. So you could say I'm going to the Crapper and be right.
The man who invented the Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer was Albert Giblin who worked for Crapper, though Crapper has been credited with this.
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Thomas Crapper was a plumber by trade and manufactured various plumbing parts as well as manholes he also has a few patents for water closets. So you could say I'm going to the Crapper and be right.
The man who invented the Silent Valveless Water Waste Preventer was Albert Giblin who worked for Crapper, though Crapper has been credited with this.
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Helge Hafting
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Be creative then. It is easy enough to offend people using only allowed words, so no loss.
A long time ago, somebody told me that the worst thing an Englishman can say is "bloody." Is that true and, if is so, why is it allowed here?
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