cuss words

did you know that phrases like 'bloody,' 'the devil,' and 'blast it' .... and other phrases of such in Great Britain... were the equivelant of 'fuck,' 'damn,' or 'shit,' up until the times of the 20th century.

i can't remember exactly when in the 1900's that they became less offensible.... but most people use them all the time.

at least people don't get so upset if you use them now... such as 'bloody.' it's a rather common thing.... more of a descriptive word rather than a cuss word. or to show strong feeling.

i'm taking a brit lit class... we were reading Robert Shaw, and we had this huge discussion about it. for a woman to say something like 'bloody' or 'the devil' was EXTREMELY offesive... not even 'gutter-women' should use the language.

so yes... that was my interesting fact of the day.