Comments on: Swearing in esperanto http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/06/swearing-in-esperanto/ > From inner thoughts to the outer limits of Alexandre Rafalovitch Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:01:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Alexandre Rafalovitch http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/06/swearing-in-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-209 Alexandre Rafalovitch Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:17:06 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/06/swearing-in-esperanto/#comment-209 Wouldn't surprise me. Serbian, like Russian, is a much more (grammatically) complex than English and probably has its own swearing sub-language. The bit about grandmother (but I assume not mother) using it is a bit more surprise, but probably not too much if Serbia had the same clamp-down on it as Soviet Union did. Wouldn’t surprise me. Serbian, like Russian, is a much more (grammatically) complex than English and probably has its own swearing sub-language.

The bit about grandmother (but I assume not mother) using it is a bit more surprise, but probably not too much if Serbia had the same clamp-down on it as Soviet Union did.

]]> By: David Novakovic http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/06/swearing-in-esperanto/comment-page-1/#comment-208 David Novakovic Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:26:26 +0000 http://blog.outerthoughts.com/2007/06/swearing-in-esperanto/#comment-208 I was visiting my family in Serbia a few years ago, boy did that open my mind to the creative potential of swearing. Some of the things that were coming out of my nada's mouth were mind boggling, i mean, I'd be astounded if anyone said it, let alone an elderly woman who probably should have a walking frame. I was visiting my family in Serbia a few years ago, boy did that open my mind to the creative potential of swearing.

Some of the things that were coming out of my nada’s mouth were mind boggling, i mean, I’d be astounded if anyone said it, let alone an elderly woman who probably should have a walking frame.

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