Is this swearing?

[slowmotion]

“Life can then little else supply but a few good farks and then you die.”

pbtowers​

John Wilkes quotes (English Politician and Journalist. 1725-1797)

 

[slowmotion]

Here's

the naughty, naughty boy

 

[Archie_tect]

With a squint that bad and only half his hair, I think he was being optimistic.

 

[fossyant]

Did they use that language back in the 1700s ?

 

[hoopdriver]

You should read some of the old Norse sagas...

 

[slowmotion]

It's a surprisingly bleak view of the world, isn't it?

 

[Fnaar]

You should read some of the old Norse sagas...

There was a young man from Stavanger
Who had quite a talented whanger
... etc

 

[Cycling Dan]

Did they use that language back in the 1700s ?

As long as people could talk they swore

 

[hoopdriver]

It's a surprisingly bleak view of the world, isn't it?

Just an 18th century take on: Life's a bitch and then you're dead

 

[Maz]

Did they use that language back in the 1700s ?

Such foul language should only be used after 2100.

 

[Arch]

Did they use that language back in the 1700s ?

Bear in mind that coarse language is often referred to as "Anglo-Saxon". Most of our current swearwords have been around for well over 1000 years...

 

[Trail Child]

I read Canterbury Tales in high school and I remember giggling over all the swear words in such an old book.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

Did they use that language back in the 1700s ?

Per that fountain of all knowledge, wikipedia, it goes back to 1475.

 

[Arch]

I read Canterbury Tales in high school and I remember giggling over all the swear words in such an old book.

How queynte....

 

[fossyant]

Per that fountain of all knowledge, wikipedia, it goes back to 1475.

Learn something new every day. Cheers.