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The language is strong, but not particularly moreso than normal in NSG. I'm gonna pass it to the next guy or gal.

The language is strong, but not particularly moreso than normal in NSG. I'm gonna pass it to the next guy or gal.

... who manages to pass Peepelonia on to the next mod before the music stops, yay, Ardchoille ftw!

Er ... Sorry, SB. I will have a word with myself about that. In the meantime ...

I agree with Fris, but I'll send a mildly chiding TG anyway. The way I figure it is this: The forums are like streets young kids might walk down. The thread titles are like ads on the buildings -- the kids can't avoid seeing them. So there's a specially strict standard for titles.

The first post is the busker who tries to get them to stick around for a while. It's shouting and difficult to avoid hearing. So it should be very PG, too.

By the time everyone gets further into the discussion, it's like a bunch of folk hanging around on the corner chatting. You don't have to get close, you can walk around them if they're not being obtrusive. So things relax slightly.

This was a first post. Hence, a quiet word to the busker.

I find it hard to believe that you would hear "****" in any PG-13 anything, but perhaps things are relaxing around here.

I find it hard to believe that you would hear "****" in any PG-13 anything, but perhaps things are relaxing around here.

I've heard worse in PG-13 movies.

It seems to have a much lower negative index in the UK. I immediately categorized it as British English on reading, and ran it through that mental filter. By American English standards, it's probably a lot harsher, as '****' still has full taboo rating here.

I've heard it used in normal casual business conversations with my UK teammates (male and female), though granted not in front of management. My US teammates would be much more likely to use 'asshole' in a similar context. Half an inch of difference, in my view.

A quick Google of "rude Aussie slang" produced this post (http://www.phrasebase.com/forum/read.php?TID=7342), listing "****: anything exasperating or annoying". That's been the context I've read it in for quite a while. It has a little to do with female genitalia as 'shit' has to do with defecation.

Blimey, I feel a real drongo :D ... Fris, you rock.

It seems to have a much lower negative index in the UK. I immediately categorized it as British English on reading, and ran it through that mental filter. By American English standards, it's probably a lot harsher, as '****' still has full taboo rating here.

I've heard it used in normal casual business conversations with my UK teammates (male and female), though granted not in front of management. My US teammates would be much more likely to use 'asshole' in a similar context. Half an inch of difference, in my view.

A quick Google of "rude Aussie slang" produced this post (http://www.phrasebase.com/forum/read.php?TID=7342), listing "****: anything exasperating or annoying". That's been the context I've read it in for quite a while. It has a little to do with female genitalia as 'shit' has to do with defecation.


Good to know. :) Thanks for the clarification.

EDIT: Bolded the hilarious