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| | No More Swearing for Sweden |
| created @ 02/3/2007 04:28 am |
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In potentially bad news for Swedish people who enjoy shouting obscenities, a politician in Sweden wants to ban swearing in public.
The proposal, from Centre Party councillor Ingrid Olsson in Ljusdal, northern Sweden, would see a 'zero tolerance' approach to people using rude words to insult each other. According to The Local, Olsson believes that the problem of swearing has got a lot worse in recent years, particularly as used to insult others. 'I'm not talking about stopping people saying 'oh damn' when they hit their thumb with a hammer or something,' she insisted. 'Physical violence is always reported to the police, but this is a kind of violence too.'
Swedish is sometimes seen as having a comparatively tame swearing vocabulary, compared to many other languages.
But noted that English obscenities are also being used more frequently. She said: 'We understand English better than we used to, and we learn it at an early age. Hip-hop artists use this kind of word, and it doesn't sound nice, particularly as they are targeting young people.' 'I want to get adults to get a grip on this,' she added.
In good news for sweary Swedes, her attempt is unlikely to become law, The Local reports, not least because Swedish councillors don't get to make criminal law. A ROUGH GUIDE TO SWEARING IN SWEDISH By someone who doesn't speak Swedish
Pitt - Cock Kuk - Cock Hora - Whore Horunge - Son of a whore Kyss mig i arslet! - Kiss my arse Skit - Shit Tt - Nerd Idiot - Idiot Satan - Satan Dra helvete! - Go to hell Kukhuvud - Dickhead
does this bode well for the future, they have banned smoking in public places will it be swearing next? |
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