YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months agoIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.message-squaremessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up182arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square32fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareik5pvx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·6 months agoYou know a language when you can understand if the waiter at the restaurant is insulting you You really know a language when you can get back at him
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·6 months agoYou really know a language if you have a friend who only speaks your second language.
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 months agoMy french is good enough for the first part, and it’s practically non-existant.
You know a language when you can understand if the waiter at the restaurant is insulting you
You really know a language when you can get back at him
In France: s/if/how
You really know a language if you have a friend who only speaks your second language.
My french is good enough for the first part, and it’s practically non-existant.
Yup, just assume they are.