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Originally Posted by Corkobo
Still, context can sometimes be misleading.
For about a year or more I thought that "bugger" is a pseudo swearword like "gosh" or "darn" because of how I heard it on TV a couple of times. Once my "internal dictionary" classified it as harmless I started using it frequently and with much gusto, to express frustration or astonishment in "polite" company where I could not swear.
And then I actually found out what it really meant!  |
In Australia you could use it liberally without getting into too much trouble.
We've even had television commercials of some popularity using the word over and over again.