this is so interesting, catherine! and why would victorian english speakers find the word "bloody" so offensive? that's always puzzled me. wally
-----Mensaje original----- De: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] nombre de Catherine McKay Enviado el: Domingo, 27 de Abril de 2003 11:19 a.m. Para: Wally Kairuz; mike pritchard; list CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Asunto: RE: dirty words NJC In Quebec French, most of the "dirty" (maybe not so much dirty as not acceptable in polite language) words related to the Catholic church and not to body parts.
