Ooo! Let me know what conclusion you come to! I'm not a native speaker (by far, actually, my German is horribly rusty), but as far as I could remember swearing was mostly animal-based.
Well, besides the obvious direct translations of English swears.
Anyway...yeah, it is rather sad that most swear words in English are female or gay based. "Bitch/Cocksucker" etc...I'd argue that "motherfucker" isn't female based - it's incest based :P
In French-Canada all swear words are religious based. I like that better. It sounds funny when you directly translate it. "Tabernacle!" "Challis!"
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Date: 2010-12-10 05:21 pm (UTC)Well, besides the obvious direct translations of English swears.
Anyway...yeah, it is rather sad that most swear words in English are female or gay based. "Bitch/Cocksucker" etc...I'd argue that "motherfucker" isn't female based - it's incest based :P
In French-Canada all swear words are religious based. I like that better. It sounds funny when you directly translate it. "Tabernacle!" "Challis!"