Sujet : Re: First performance of Shaw's "Pygmalion" (11-4-1914)
De : naddy (at) *nospam* mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber)
Groupes : sci.langDate : 13. Apr 2024, 16:56:43
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On 2024-04-13, Aidan Kehoe <
kehoea@parhasard.net> wrote:
[...] When I arrived in New Zealand, I was surprised to find that many
people still considered it "strong language", not suitable for a respectable
academic. I don't know if it's ever been banned from stage or print here.
But by now things have changed....
>
I never hear it here (west coast of Ireland), even from the 80-somethings and
90-somethings. Do they (did they) use it in the US?
As far as I can tell, "bloody" is not used as a swear word in North
American English other than in conscious imitation or parody of
British usage.
-- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de
First performance of Shaw's "Pygmalion" (11-4-1914)
Re: First performance of Shaw's "Pygmalion" (11-4-1914)