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In a sense it makes swearing harder, because hitting the right tone in a language that is not your mother tongue is sooo hard. An no, just trying to never ever
by weinzierl 6y ago
In a sense it makes swearing harder, because hitting the right tone in a language that is not your mother tongue is sooo hard. An no, just trying to never ever swear is not the solution because you will not know where the line exactly is and staying away from anything possibly offensive will make your communication boring and inefficient too.
- 082349872349872 6y agoAlso, movies are a great way to pick up L2s but not necessarily the best way to learn in exactly which registers swearing or its avoidance fit...
- weinzierl 6y agoAbsolutely, what really spoiled me even more is (the early) Reddit. I learned a lot from it but the language that was cultivated there is certainly not how grown up people speak to each other in English speaking countries. Reddit is not the only culprit but the one - for better of worse - that probably influenced my English the most.
- gbrown 6y agoEven worse, you might pick up regional terms which have different impact elsewhere. Mexican Spanish has some common swear terms that are super offensive elsewhere in the Spanish speaking world. Even within Mexico, it varies by region and context.