Klarinet Archive - Posting 000506.txt from 2001/05

From: Gary Van Cott <gary@-----.com>
Subj: RE: [kl] French Idioms
Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 23:15:19 -0400

I am of the opinion that the only time this expression is used in the US is
when someone is trying to sound British.

Gary
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At 08:07 PM 5/20/01, you wrote:
>Bill,
>I'm not a UK member, but I'm interested in why you have asked this question.
>Do you not use "bloody" at all in the US? It is a very mild utterance here
>in Australia, so much so that I'd question the description "obscenity".
>It's not really offensive at all. My little Collins Dictionary suggests it
>is a common intensifier especially associated with Australian slang. For
>example, "Bloody oath, you're right", or "bloody hell, that horn is a bit of
>a devil to play".---GAVIN
>

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