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Good point, but we're fine, people dealing with wine got past 5th grade hopefully. (we had the same point on saying "bit", it was the funny to no end when I wa

• englishrookie 9y ago
  What's so funny about "bit"? The Urban Dictionary provides "short for bitch" - is that it? (Non native speaker here.)
  • Xixi 9y ago
    "bit" in French means "dick" (though the spelling is slightly different, being "bite"). Then again "god" is a shorthand for "godemichet" which means "dildo" (spelling again being slightly different: "gode").
    • amyjess 9y ago
      And of course, 30 Rock demonstrates this in the episode where the characters brainstorm names for a pocket-sized microwave. Everyone agrees that "BiteNuker" is the perfect name... until somebody points out that it's vulgar in both French and Dutch. For reference, neuker is Dutch for "fucker". (and of course, this episode teaches us a valuable lesson for marketing people in real life too... just ask the people who named the Mitsubishi Pajero, Honda Fit, and Buick LaCrosse)