From: "John D. Giorgis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Quite simply, the F-word is not something used in polite conversation in > any English-Speaking country.
It was once used in polite society without any problem, up until about the 16th century. Did Shakespeare use it at all in any of his unbowdlerised plays? Looks like it is making a return to social, er, intercourse. It has become increasingly more openly used in the last 30 years - at least here in Australia. It's not quite used to the extent of "bloody" but it's not too far off. Becoming more an adjective than an expletive. Can frequently be heard on TV after 8:30pm. >Indeed, it is probably considered the most > offensive expletive available in the English Language. No, there is one other that is held to be worse. Another very old Ango-Saxon word. Brett, the pedantic
