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The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: nataliestpete Date: September 28, 2018, 2:44 pm
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Could you please explain to me the meanings of this word?
Is it really not so rude in some situations?
If I literally translate it to Russian,” f.ck “ sounds very
rude. However, I easily use this word in English to express my
disappointment, irritation or just for making some emotional
accents. So, I don’t mean anything exactly rude or offensive.
Wrong?
Btw, I never swear in Russian though use a lot of slang.
What words do you consider to be the most rude in English?
Thank you
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Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: NealC Date: September 28, 2018, 6:54 pm
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You can say that word in the US now, people drop it all the
time. It is not a nice word, it is always a rude word. Do not
use it in formal or business situations.
Literally it means sexual intercourse but english speakers use
it as a noun, verb, adverb, adjective, you name it. Here in the
US you can use the word in a PG rated movie if you don't really
mean anything sexual, for instance if a character says it
because he is upset at something. As soon as it becomes a
sexual reference the movie becomes R rated. Don't ask me about
the logic of such things.
There is a word you cannot say in the United States, even worse
than f*ck. I would type it, but I think my keyboard would
engulf in flames.
#Post#: 6989--------------------------------------------------
Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: nataliestpete Date: September 29, 2018, 1:44 am
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Thank you, Neal<3
I better to avoid this word then
#Post#: 7005--------------------------------------------------
Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: the lost minion Date: September 29, 2018, 5:56 am
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[quote author=NealC link=topic=481.msg6984#msg6984
date=1538178888]
There is a word you cannot say in the United States, even worse
than f*ck. I would type it, but I think my keyboard would
engulf in flames.
[/quote]
Noodles?
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Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: Susan Date: September 29, 2018, 10:33 am
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Neal, I wasn´t thinking Noodles, but I assume she got the first
letter correct. Are you thinking of another word starting with
N?
#Post#: 7044--------------------------------------------------
Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: the lost minion Date: September 29, 2018, 10:40 am
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Sorry, it's not noodles. It's nuni? {natives?}
HTML https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4k4pMTsa1Kw
From 3:07
#Post#: 7049--------------------------------------------------
Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: Allie Date: September 29, 2018, 12:04 pm
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“F•ck” has an equivalent in Portuguese and even though I can’t
say it’s polite, it’s widely used.
Blonde, funny that you curse more in English. I think it's the
opposite with me.
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Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: NealC Date: September 29, 2018, 12:49 pm
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No, even worse than nig-ger. They would say "the N word" on a
news broadcast. No way anyone would even touch the first letter
of this word in that way. Not in the US anyway.
Frankly I am glad the N word is nearly gone now
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Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: the lost minion Date: September 29, 2018, 2:32 pm
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Even worse? Oh come on, now you have to tell us!
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Re: The meanings of the word “ f.ck”
By: SHL Date: September 29, 2018, 2:35 pm
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I guess we used to call it the „F-word“ at some point, which is
what I assume you are talking about with the „f*ck“ word. That
used to be taboo before the internet, but it`s everywhere now.
All over YouTube, the whole bit. In every movie. The older
generation has a hard time with words like that, but most people
who grew up on the internet, I guess people under 38 or so, are
so used to hearing it, it hardly has any impact on them.
Instead of avoiding words, like the „N-word“, which is I guess
the only one that comes to mind that is still a huge no-no, even
on the internet and in films, I think just using words freely
sort of desensitizes people to them so they lose that power they
once had.
The gay community in the US adopted this strategy years ago, and
it worked. There are no pejoratives to describe gay people that
are off limits. Some people still think so, but there really
are none. Gay people use them themselves all the time. The idea
was, if you allow a word to be used at will, it actually loses
it´s impact after awhile. It`s actually quite true. Like that
silly word „queer“ that was once sort of whispered in the 50s
and 60s, used as a pejorative in the 70s, is now so
mainstreamed that colleges and Universities offer courses in
„Queer Studies“ and a Q got added to the LGBTQI, etc (and
growing acronym) and now it all okay. That`s what`s happening to
the F word now. Next thing you know 5 year olds will be saying
it and no one will care.
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