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Date Posted: 13:16:17 08/03/07 Fri
Author: Paul S.
Subject: Re: Euphemisms
In reply to: Johnny Reb 's message, "Re: Euphemisms" on 17:57:43 08/02/07 Thu

>currently we have a word going over that bridge. the
>german word "neger" (negro) is not the same as
>"nigger" (nigger) which is a derogative swear word.
>both stem from the same root, latin "niger" (black).
>"neger" has not yet arrived in the duden encyclopedia
>as a swear word, not yet but soon will. it still is a
>colloquial word but somehow some circles try to tell
>me not to use it anymore. i sure could tell the
>difference in the meaning of both, in german as in
>english. if f.e. i use "english" as a swear word for
>an english national like "hey you english, you!",
>would it become an official swear word after a while
>and must not be used in public for defamatory reasons
>in the future? who decides which word turns bad, all
>of a sudden?

Cunt - has been in common use in its 'anatomical' meaning since at least the 13th century. It was however also used before 1230 having been brought over by the Anglo-Saxons, It was originally not an obscenity, but rather a factual name for the vulva or vagina. Today, rather than defining a part of anatomy, it is applied pejoratively to a person - male or female.

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