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Words / Re: English rude word enters German language
« on: July 03, 2013, 09:57:29 AM »
A good article, but the fact is that taboo words constantly change; the old religious taboo words have lost most of their former power to shock, while even those relating to sex and bodily functions (the Anglo-Saxon four-letter words) are becoming more familiar, and so less shocking, by the day.
The new taboo words - those relating to race and colour- are, on the other hand, now virtually unusable in public. And polite society now eschews the use of words such as 'spastic' and some others relating to physical handicaps.
MK
The new taboo words - those relating to race and colour- are, on the other hand, now virtually unusable in public. And polite society now eschews the use of words such as 'spastic' and some others relating to physical handicaps.
MK