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cursing in english, for me at least, doesn't feel... real (compared to my native language). in english, i swear like a pirate while on my native language, i tr
by fernandotakai 6y ago
cursing in english, for me at least, doesn't feel... real (compared to my native language).
in english, i swear like a pirate while on my native language, i try not to do it.
- eru 6y agoGoogling for 'swearing in second language' gives lots of articles about how it feels less intense. Eg https://www.connexionfrance.com/Mag/Language/Swearing-in-a-second-language-is-easier https://www.connexionfrance.com/Mag/Language/Swearing-in-a-s... https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/mar/27/bad-language-why-being-bilingual-makes-swearing-easier https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2017/mar/27/bad-lan...
- _fat_santa 6y agoI'm Russian, though I moved to the US at age 5 so English is my 'native' language, even though it's technically not. I see this on both sides. I find American curse words harsher than Russian ones, but my parents are the opposite. I can drop a "fuck" and no one really minds, drop a "suka" (roughly equates to "bitch" in Russian), my parents will loose their minds.
- saagarjha 6y agoI’m sure my parents would do the same if I dropped one in English, even though they are not native English speakers.
- int_19h 6y agoSame thing here. I think the difference is whether the swear words are ingrained as part of "absorbing" the language as a child, as opposed to learning it "properly" as an adult. Basically, whether you only understand their meaning rationally, or it's a deeply ingrained taboo.