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"Twat" is another one that sounds weird. Americans sound like they're replacing the a with an o
by corobo 2y ago
"Twat" is another one that sounds weird. Americans sound like they're replacing the a with an o
- smcl 2y agoInterestingly, both twat and cunt are far more severe (and aimed at women) in US English than they are in UK/Aus/NZ English.
- flumpcakes 2y agoSouthern England seems to have more American sensibilities with respect to those words - but in Scotland "cunt" is pretty common and 99% of the time not gendered.
- smcl 2y agoYeah I was saying in UK/NZ/Aus (plus I guess Ireland too come to think of it) it's ungendered and not necessarily a severe swear word. I didn't think it was that harsh anywhere in UK but maybe I can't speak for England.
- hermitcrab 2y ago'The c word' is still pretty offensive in the UK. Except, perhaps, in places like Glasgow. Interestingly c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots.
- 867-5309 2y ago>c*t and quaint have the same etymological roots that is bizarre, if true, since my internal monologue cant chose the q word to replace the c
- hermitcrab 2y agohttps://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_quaint_stems_from_the_middle_english/ https://www.reddit.com/r/etymology/comments/2hg815/the_word_...
- Angostura 2y agoI’m in my 50s and a Brit from London . For me ‘cubt’ has always been the absolute nuclear option- probably used 2 or 3 times in my life