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Pardon my French (yall.theatl.social)
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[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 46 points 4 months ago
[-] loutr@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago

It's been commonly used as a pejorative in French for a decade or so.

[-] loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah. A French equivalent could be "Nique l'extrème-droite", but that would come out as ruder. Both words have the same literal meaning and same use in their respective language, but when " fuck" is used in French, it's further from it's literal meaning. "Fuck X" is then always perceived as a vague statement of hostility towards X, without the sexual connotation.

[-] anachronist@midwest.social 2 points 4 months ago

I remember sitting in a cafe in Copenhagen and overhearing a conversation at the table next to mine. I had no idea what they were talking about but "fucking" was the only word I recognized. It was about every third word they said.

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Au Canada, le juron francais que j'entends est 'tabarnak', 'calice', 'ostie' au lieu de 'fuck.'

(So I was surprised)

[-] pedz@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago

Pourtant c'est plutôt commun au Québec. Ça s'enchaîne pas comme les sacres liturgiques mais c'est bien utilisé. Quelque chose peut être fucké. Une personne peut être fuckée. C'est fucking chiant. Fuck ça! Juste, fuck!

[-] TSG_Asmodeus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

ourtant c’est plutôt commun au Québec. Ça s’enchaîne pas comme les sacres liturgiques mais c’est bien utilisé. Quelque chose peut être fucké. Une personne peut être fuckée. C’est fucking chiant. Fuck ça! Juste, fuck!

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[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago

Did she say "Pardon my English" afterwards?

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