YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agoIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square46fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarerumschlumpel@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up12·edit-22 days agoMany languages have using the wrong level of honorifics as a personal insult, while e.g. in English this only really exists in the form of royal honorifics, which are very rare for obvious reasons (which is sometimes used mockingly).
Many languages have using the wrong level of honorifics as a personal insult, while e.g. in English this only really exists in the form of royal honorifics, which are very rare for obvious reasons (which is sometimes used mockingly).
Whatever you say, your highness…
Ok, boss
Silence, peasant!
Sure thing princess.