Curses in all languages?
I not planing to offend anyone..simply curses in Serbian are part of every day speech.. even when we talk to our friends, family..everywhere, except in formal conversation. So I heard somewhere that the first things that you learn when you visit some country are curses on local language.. Well I can't say is that try.. But in Serbia is very ok to say to your friends " D**n, I love you." or "You are such stupid fool" The F... word we use almost everywhere.." It's such f.... nice day" "Look how wonderful birds in the sky, f...." I don't know, maybe it sounds crazy to you. Well, as much as I noticed Serbian nature is very similiar to Spanish.. Our humor is very much the same.So i know same curses in Spanish like "iJ***r" which they use it very offten.. In English it would be **** i think.. We we all have to admit no metter how well educated we are, we all use curses occasionally..
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Veja, I understand where you are coming from, and certainly there are social and cultural circles where it is useful to at least know what the coarse words are. Enough people share that interest that plenty of books have been written on the subject for most languages, and there are even websites where you can learn plenty of cuss-words.
This site, however, is meant for the learning and practice of grammatically correct English or Spanish, and so it's not the best place to obtain or discuss that sort of vocabulary.
As I said, however, I think there's nothing wrong with you wanting to expand your vocabulary in all directions, and luckily for you, there are plenty of ways in which you can do so elsewhere.
Not to ofend Serbian culture, but I don't find your senario true - at least not in the 3 languages I speak or their cultures. Of course, we all curse ocasionally; it's human nature. But to attempt to learn curse words as the first part of your vocabulary in a new language is moronic. In most cultures, and certainly the Spanish culture, the amount of gutter language one uses simply shows ones level of lifestyle, education - or lack of - and culture. Do yourself a favor: forget the garbage and embrace the most elevated ways of speaking - in any language. It can be an exhilarating experience.
Anyone want a 5500 word slang / curse word English dictionary just let me know.
"curse" - imprecation, consignment to an evil fate (basically a religious concept).
More correct/accurate terms would be "obscenity"/"vulgarism"/"taboo word" the use of the terms "curse words" and "blasphemies" in this context is, itself, a sign of a limited education (or, more simply, a poor vocabulary).
There is no such thing as a universal obscenity and, as a result, it is often impossible/fruitless to attempt to translate them. The essence of obscenities is that they make explicit reference to things that "mustn't be named" (to borrow from Harry Potter). Because different cultures have different taboos, what is acceptable in one culture may not be so in another.
There are, of course, those who believe that their opinions about propriety should be (imposed) on everyone. In other words, "Everyone should believe as I believe!" I find this attitude hard to distinguish from what the Greeks called "hubris" and the Jewish Old Testament, "the sin of pride" (but that may simply reflect my lack of training in the Jesuitical traditions).
Why would you think it would be right to curse in an everyday manner? That´s messed up.
Specific curse words will vary from area to area, it would be best to learn it from the locals in your area so you don't sound dumb using curse words that don't make any sense to them.
Well then, I guess that makes the VP of the United States ,his boss Barack and some of their predecessors a bunch of uneducated, cultureless guttersnipes, not to mention the biggest part of the populations of England, Ireland and a few other countries where I have spent considerable time.
