18 Mar
2009
18 Mar
'09
5:55 a.m.
On Tuesday 17 Mar 2009, Sameer Verma wrote:
Ever wonder why people swear? It turns out that usually its due to a poor vocabulary.
;-) yes usually the recipients.
Even more enjoyable is the etymology of swear/curse/bawdy words. Where do these come from? I remember, as kids, we used to hear the term "Bloody Bugger" quite commonly (I grew up in Hyderabad). Well, "Bloody" comes from "By your Lady" (mid-ages) and "bugger" is ...I'll let you enjoy that one in the privacy of your LCD monitors! http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A753527
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext04/dcvgr10.txt
GAWD I never wanna pass from an ACADEMY.
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Rgds
JTD