Proposal to get this list back on track

Sasha Tsykin stsykin at gmail.com
Mon Mar 27 14:32:55 BST 2006


Tommy Trussell wrote:
> On 3/24/06, Edward Craig <epcraig at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Somebody care to explain to the Yank in the corner why "bloody" might
>> be considered offensive?
>> (Not that I'll defend American mass-market beer, though).
>>
>> Just doing my part to keep Sounder (OK, this thread) off-topic.
> 
> Being from the US, I, too, don't think I can fully appreciate its
> impact, but I remember being told it was considered offensive in the
> UK. It seems like this writeup may give you a little sense of it --
> especially the part about it not being considered offensive in
> Australia...
> 
definitely not, it's part of the vernacular here. We even have drink an 
anti-drink-driving ad campaign called "don't be a bloody idiot."
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody
> 
Sasha



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