ISO innocent expletives

[David Kaiser]

Yes, I'd been told that many people see xren as simply a less graphic
version of another word that begins with x. However, the contexts in which
I heard both words were such that I think the speakers considered them
quite harmless. Perhaps I was mistaken.

DK

At 09:22 PM 2/22/00 -0800, you wrote:
>> I seem to remember hearing "blin" and "xren" when people wished to curse
>> without being nasty.
>>
>> DK
>
>I was scolded by a teacher in Voronezh once for saying blin in polite
>company (i.e., in front of teachers).  i assume this is because it evokes
>the other bl' word.  'xren' is also probably not *technically* all that
>polite, since it's shape evokes a connection to a certain body part...
>anybody else hear this?
>
>Dawn
>
>
>******
>
>we are the music-makers
> and we are the dreamers of dreams...
>
>arthur o'shaughnessy
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