tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post113571187535498267..comments2023-11-03T04:44:13.331-04:00Comments on The Americanization of Emily: Swearin' & Cussin'Violahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-7383626544171263252018-01-01T05:52:07.974-05:002018-01-01T05:52:07.974-05:00Get Your visa renewal done in less than 3 hours fr...<br />Get Your visa renewal done in less than 3 hours from the time you make your embassy payment. payment after processing your application. we deal with american USA visa renewal services in India mainly in Hyderabad Delhi Mumbai Chennai kolkata.<a title="us visa renewal" href="https://kumarvisas.com/usa-b1b2-visa-renewal-consultant" rel="nofollow">us visa renewal</a><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06463598782347337148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1137225403265982472006-01-14T02:56:00.000-05:002006-01-14T02:56:00.000-05:00I agree, it was very funny. Other examples I can ...I agree, it was very funny. Other examples I can think of are the opening lines of the film Four Weddings and a Funeral; and Eddie Murphy in the film Beverley Hills Cop. My brothers are also capable of accentuating comedy by well-timed swear words.Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1137161352019418302006-01-13T09:09:00.000-05:002006-01-13T09:09:00.000-05:00I think a lot depends on how a swear word is used....I think a lot depends on how a swear word is used. When used with humour, it is far less offensive, if at all offensive, and can often add greatly to the humour of a comedy programme/film. What about the episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" in the restaurant (Series 3) where every character lets rip - wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1137095991165598232006-01-12T14:59:00.000-05:002006-01-12T14:59:00.000-05:00I wouldn't say that "anything goes", but all the U...I wouldn't say that "anything goes", but all the UK channels tend to adhere to a 9pm watershed. There may be complaints about extreme swear words after the watershed. However, even mild swearing prior to 9pm will raise eyebrows and motivate people to write letters. Most post-watershed complaints are easily batted off with "Well, it was after the watershed." I think that the worst swearing is most likely to occur on late-night, cable/satellite programmes.Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1137085980544597352006-01-12T12:13:00.000-05:002006-01-12T12:13:00.000-05:00Interesting post. I've never heard the expression...Interesting post. I've never heard the expression w****r used in American TV, whether on adult or children's TV. Of course, it does not have the filthy association in the US that it does in the UK, so I might have just missed it!<BR/><BR/>Its odd that I was struck by how much more "vulgar" British TV seemed to be. Maybe I just heard with American sensibilities what is not so vulgar to the Brits.<BR/><BR/>For TV obscenities it might be worth noting the difference between the different media. The networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox) would never allow the c-word or f-word. So that stuff doesn't come across on the antennna or aerial. However, some cable channels allow a few of the rougher ones, but as far as I know the f- and c-words are restricted to the more expensive movie channels like HBO, etc. Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't anything go on late night BBC TV?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13754109895201401316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1136989694805764682006-01-11T09:28:00.000-05:002006-01-11T09:28:00.000-05:00Sgt D said:I think the main difference is that Spa...Sgt D said:<BR/>I think the main difference is that Spams/Septics, or whatever nickname one wishes to use for Americans, tend to attack someone's Mother, with "son-of-a-bitch", or use an implication of incest, as their swearing of choice, often abbreviated to "Mother". This is distasteful to me, despite twenty years as a soldier! I would rather swear at that person , not the parent.<BR/><BR/>Bugger, on the other hand, is a great word, far less offensive than its heterosexual counterpart! When on exercise in Alabama, we obviously used the word a lot, and the Spams all started copying us, until one of them asked an Irish comrade of mine what exactly it meant. "Well," Rick replied, "butt-fuck" is as near as I can get." They stopped using the word. Curious really. As for "wankers"; the BBC will not show that episode of the Simpsons. What buggers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1136941591093039942006-01-10T20:06:00.000-05:002006-01-10T20:06:00.000-05:00As I put a warning as to the nature of the discuss...As I put a warning as to the nature of the discussion at the beginning, I suppose there's no harm in being a little more risque than usual.<BR/><BR/>So, yes Crystal, you summised correctly what the "W" word is (in UK it's someone who masturbates and is generally considered a rather rude thing to call someone; I'm not sure what it means in the US).Violahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141614252355533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1136939349262825812006-01-10T19:29:00.000-05:002006-01-10T19:29:00.000-05:00I think what Lorraine said is true - a person swe...I think what Lorraine said is true - a person swearing in a British accent sounds much more genteel. <BR/><BR/>I'm too dim to know what the W**** word you mentioned is. I've heard British characters on tv call others "wankers" ... is that it? <BR/><BR/>I have religious beliefs too and I cringe when I hear someone swear "Jesus!"<BR/><BR/>I think the C word is among the worst, to me, because it sounds masoginistic.<BR/><BR/>I think one of the most inoffensive to most people here - it's used a lot on tv - is "son of a bitch".<BR/><BR/>Sorry if anything I wrote here is offensive ... :-)crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681674503952991492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1136937245660058562006-01-10T18:54:00.000-05:002006-01-10T18:54:00.000-05:00And thanks by the way, for the definition of calli...And thanks by the way, for the definition of calling birds. I did want to know and so much prefer just being told than troubling to verify for myself!Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130321823549477784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18909306.post-1136928965472397592006-01-10T16:36:00.000-05:002006-01-10T16:36:00.000-05:00I have no brilliant insight except to say that I t...I have no brilliant insight except to say that I think Brits get away with using certain words because a)Americans don't necessarily know what they really mean...bloody and bugger spring to mind. Git might be another...I don't even know if it is a swear/curse word...and b) because bad words sound so much better with a British accent.Lorrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15130321823549477784noreply@blogger.com