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Yep, I chose that example precisely because of the strong aversion to the word "cunt" in the US :) Another example would be if I told a friend something incred
by GordonS 7y ago
Yep, I chose that example precisely because of the strong aversion to the word "cunt" in the US :)
Another example would be if I told a friend something incredulous, they might respond with "get tae fuck!" (meaning, "fuck off!"), or "awa' an shite!", (meaning "what a load of shit!").
- sosuke 7y agoHow do you know when people are seriously cursing at you?
- GordonS 7y ago> How do you know when people are seriously cursing at you Because there would be violence involved. Seriously though, the tone, context and body language would be completely different.
- journalctl 7y agoContext helps. A good friend is probably not cursing at you when you walk into the pub and he yells “how ya been, you old asshole?”
- ben509 7y agoIt's hard to put it in words as our perception of aggression is a basic social instinct. But, broadly, you know from posturing (bucking up, moving in closer) eye contact, tone (more volume, or possibly less) and the cursing would get personal, demeaning, etc.