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kat donegan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈβœŠ
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@kathimmel@mstdn.social  Β·  activity timestamp 11 hours ago

fuckit friday: a brief literary history of the most powerful word in the english language.
#fuck #literature #linguistics #language
https://lithub.com/a-brief-history-of-the-most-famous-swear-word-in-the-world/

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@patterfloof@meow.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@kathimmel oh the names we've forgotten, "Roger Fuckbythenavelle"

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kat donegan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈβœŠ
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@kathimmel@mstdn.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@patterfloof i can think of a few people who need referring to by that naming convention.

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kat donegan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈβœŠ
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@kathimmel@mstdn.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 9 hours ago

i've rarely been prouder of scotland.
#feck #swear #scottish #scotland #language

excerpt from an article on 'literary hub' re the origins of the f-word: 'since many of the earliest examples of the f-word come from scottish sources, some scholars have suggested that it is a norse borrowing, norse having had a much greater influence on northern and scottish varieties of english than on southern dialects.'
excerpt from an article on 'literary hub' re the origins of the f-word: 'since many of the earliest examples of the f-word come from scottish sources, some scholars have suggested that it is a norse borrowing, norse having had a much greater influence on northern and scottish varieties of english than on southern dialects.'
excerpt from an article on 'literary hub' re the origins of the f-word: 'since many of the earliest examples of the f-word come from scottish sources, some scholars have suggested that it is a norse borrowing, norse having had a much greater influence on northern and scottish varieties of english than on southern dialects.'
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@airwhale@beige.party replied  Β·  activity timestamp 2 hours ago

@kathimmel

As a Norwegian, I fail to see how we can lay any claim to the F-word. Not a scholar on Old Norse, mind you, but still…

This is a just and proper win for Scotland, I think.

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kat donegan πŸ‡΅πŸ‡ΈβœŠ
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@kathimmel@mstdn.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 40 minutes ago

@airwhale genius. 😊 thanks for your generosity of spirit, tormod.

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πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έ Mari :nb_crossbow:
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@bouncinglime@spanner.works replied  Β·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

@kathimmel the scots have given us so much that is Good And Right in this world πŸ’™πŸ€

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@kathimmel@mstdn.social replied  Β·  activity timestamp 22 minutes ago

@bouncinglime it's true. x

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