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I agree. It's good anglo-saxon and we should be proud of it. English, the best language in which to swear loudly and offensively.

I know I do.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 04:37:23 PM EST
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Why are the good English swear words still English instead of French? Did the Norman invaders not swear?

by asdf on Thu Aug 28th, 2008 at 07:04:19 PM EST
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I have no idea about the ancestry of the swear words I use. Some seem to be Shakespearean but who cares ? It ain't what you say, it's how you say it that matters.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Fri Aug 29th, 2008 at 05:26:03 AM EST
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