tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post4274437904924326483..comments2024-03-05T10:52:24.691+00:00Comments on Mark Wadsworth: "The Great British Fuck Off"Mark Wadsworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-47717126448445503852014-01-10T16:08:04.634+00:002014-01-10T16:08:04.634+00:00Bj, which would be a winning entry in the Commonwe...Bj, which would be a winning entry in the Commonwealth Games, of course.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-69369698125686732682014-01-10T16:05:23.501+00:002014-01-10T16:05:23.501+00:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-85251578763744493732014-01-10T16:05:23.339+00:002014-01-10T16:05:23.339+00:00A great example of where fusion swearing can end u...A great example of where fusion swearing can end up.<br /><br />Glaswegian/Cockney/Jamaican <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNLfr1EP08#t=64benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-78567375543783638832014-01-10T15:39:22.810+00:002014-01-10T15:39:22.810+00:00@MW
London is so Multi-Cultural, Fusion-Swearing ...@MW<br /><br />London is so Multi-Cultural, Fusion-Swearing has become very popular.<br /><br />"fucking kurwa!" English/Polish<br /><br />"shaffty tabarnak" English/French<br /><br />"suck my kiss" English/Arabicbenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-72584267336633807682014-01-10T14:19:26.744+00:002014-01-10T14:19:26.744+00:00Bj, you're showing your age!
"Spazz&quo...Bj, you're showing your age! <br /><br />"Spazz" was a standard generic insult in the 70s and possibly 80s. But nowadays, the word is "special".<br /><br />This is commonly used as an insult from one child to another when an adult is present (who doesn't realise it is an insult).Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1141932539860553199.post-74774473896675612022014-01-10T14:13:53.729+00:002014-01-10T14:13:53.729+00:00I like the way the show also highlights not just t...I like the way the show also highlights not just traditional Great British swear words, like "bollocks" but regional differences too like the Southern preponderance to call people "Caaaaaants!" or "Wanka!" while Northerners prefer more poetical invective like " ah fooking bugger it"!<br /><br />It's been interesting to note, none of the contestants have been brave enough to try the modern British classic, "you spazz". Time will tell if this one makes it onto the TV.benjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11544297406005346095noreply@blogger.com