Due to [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage the nature of language]], this trope is prone to ValuesDissonance about what words are appropriate. [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch "Bloody", "cunt", "ass" and "twat"]] [[hottip:*:"wanker," "fanny," "hobknocker"]], just to name a few words, have ''very'' different connotations on the two sides of the Atlantic. And that's just the differences within one single language. (For example: In Dutch, no one would bat an eye at the English "shit"[[hottip:*:Is considered only slightly more offensive than saying "crap" or "oh, poop" in english]], and few eyebrows are raised by "fuck", "hell" or even "cunt"[[hottip:*:Dutch puritans will forgo these three in exchange for increased use of "shit"]]. The Dutch word for "cancer" (kanker), however, is considered the single most offensive curse word in the entire language, and will ''never'' be heard on television unless it's an example of this trope.) While like many other English words, the word "fucking" exists with only a minor variation in German (''ficken''), it's only used as a verb and almost never as a curse word, which results in quite a number of [[BlindIdiotTranslation blind idiot translations]] that just sound weird. (The word "shit" (''Scheiße'') and its variations are almost always used in exactly the same way as the word "fuck" in English.)

In some languages, however, expletives do not actually exist, or are so uncommonly used and/or offensive that they are not allowed on television/radio/etc. Seemingly equivalent words may be used similarly, but without the impact of an actual expletive (for example, the direct Japanese equivalent of "shit" (''kuso'') is often used in children's shows by child characters without raising alarm) These languages may have levels of politeness which serve the same purpose (again, Japanese), and translations often take advantage of the dub/sub language's expletives to give the same feeling. For subtitles, this crosses over into SpiceUpTheSubtitles, unless the expletive used by the translator actually is said in the dialogue, [[GratuitousEnglish as is known to happen.]] Intersection of {{Sophisticated As Hell}} and ConservationOfNinjitsu; related to OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

May overlap with AtomicFBomb for extra emphasis. Compare MinorInsultMeltdown, QuoteSwearUnquote, ThisIsForEmphasisBitch.

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In some languages, however, expletives do not actually exist, or are so uncommonly used and/or offensive that they are not allowed on television/radio/etc. Seemingly equivalent words may be used similarly, but without the impact of an actual expletive (for example, the direct Japanese equivalent of "shit" (''kuso'') is often used in children's shows by child characters without raising alarm). These languages may have levels of politeness which serve the same purpose (again, Japanese), and translations often take advantage of the dub/sub language's expletives to give the same feeling. For subtitles, this crosses over into SpiceUpTheSubtitles, unless the expletive used by the translator actually is said in the dialogue, [[GratuitousEnglish as is known to happen.]]

This trope is an intersection of {{Sophisticated As Hell}} and ConservationOfNinjitsu; related to OOCIsSeriousBusiness. May overlap with AtomicFBomb for extra emphasis. Compare MinorInsultMeltdown, QuoteSwearUnquote, ThisIsForEmphasisBitch.

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9th Oct '12 12:46:51 PM OverlordComplex

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do we actually need to know how to spell these?

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Due to [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage the nature of language]], this trope is prone to ValuesDissonance about what words are appropriate. [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch "Bloody", "c*nt", "*ss" and "twat"]] [[hottip:*:"wanker," "fanny," "hobknocker"]], just to name a few words, have ''very'' different connotations on the two sides of the Atlantic. And that's just the differences within one single language. (For example: In Dutch, no one would bat an eye at the English "sh*t"[[hottip:*:Is considered only slightly more offensive than saying "crap" or "oh, poop" in english]], and few eyebrows are raised by "f*ck", "h*ll" or even "c*nt"[[hottip:*:Dutch puritans will forgo these three in exchange for increased use of "sh*t"]]. The Dutch word for "cancer" (kanker), however, is considered the single most offensive curse word in the entire language, and will ''never'' be heard on television unless it's an example of this trope.) While like many other English words, the word "f*cking" exists with only a minor variation in German (''ficken''), it's only used as a verb and almost never as a curse word, which results in quite a number of [[BlindIdiotTranslation blind idiot translations]] that just sound weird. (The word "sh*t" (''Scheiße'') and its variations are almost always used in exactly the same way as the word "f*ck" in English.)

In some languages, however, expletives do not actually exist, or are so uncommonly used and/or offensive that they are not allowed on television/radio/etc. Seemingly equivalent words may be used similarly, but without the impact of an actual expletive (for example, the direct Japanese equivalent of "sh*t" (''kuso'') is often used in children's shows by child characters without raising alarm) These languages may have levels of politeness which serve the same purpose (again, Japanese), and translations often take advantage of the dub/sub language's expletives to give the same feeling. For subtitles, this crosses over into SpiceUpTheSubtitles, unless the expletive used by the translator actually is said in the dialogue, [[GratuitousEnglish as is known to happen.]] Intersection of {{Sophisticated As Hell}} and ConservationOfNinjitsu; related to OOCIsSeriousBusiness.

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24th Aug '12 3:21:58 AM SayaAensland

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Due to [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage the nature of language]], this trope very quickly to ValuesDissonance about what words are appropriate. [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch "Bloody", "cunt", "ass" and "twat"]] [[hottip:*:"wanker," "fanny," "hobknocker"]], just to name a few words, have ''very'' different connotations on the two sides of the Atlantic. And that's just the differences within one single language. (For example: In Dutch, no one would bat an eye at the English "shit"[[hottip:*:Is considered only slightly more offensive than saying "crap" or "oh, poop" in english]], and few eyebrows are raised by "fuck", "hell" or even "cunt"[[hottip:*:Dutch puritans will forgo these three in exchange for increased use of "shit"]]. The Dutch word for "cancer" (kanker), however, is considered the single most offensive curse word in the entire language, and will ''never'' be heard on television unless it's an example of this trope.) While like many other English words, the word "fucking" exists with only a minor variation in German (''ficken''), it's only used as a verb and almost never as a curse word, which results in quite a number of [[BlindIdiotTranslation blind idiot translations]] that just sound weird. (The word "shit" (''Scheiße'') and its variations are almost always used in exactly the same way as the word "fuck" in English.)

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14th Jul '12 8:45:20 PM GeorgeTSLC

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More traditional/conventional phrasing; they aren't different on each side.

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Due to [[SeparatedByACommonLanguage the nature of language]], this trope very quickly to ValuesDissonance about what words are appropriate. [[DidNotDoTheBloodyResearch "Bloody", "cunt", "ass" and "twat"]] [[hottip:*:"wanker," "fanny," "hobknocker"]], just to name a few words, have ''very'' different connotations on both sides of the Atlantic. And that's just the differences within one single language. (For example: In Dutch, no one would bat an eye at the English "shit"[[hottip:*:Is considered only slightly more offensive than saying "crap" or "oh, poop" in english]], and few eyebrows are raised by "fuck", "hell" or even "cunt"[[hottip:*:Dutch puritans will forgo these three in exchange for increased use of "shit"]]. The Dutch word for "cancer" (kanker), however, is considered the single most offensive curse word in the entire language, and will ''never'' be heard on television unless it's an example of this trope.) While like many other English words, the word "fucking" exists with only a minor variation in German (''ficken''), it's only used as a verb and almost never as a curse word, which results in quite a number of [[BlindIdiotTranslation blind idiot translations]] that just sound weird. (The word "shit" (''Scheiße'') and its variations are almost always used in exactly the same way as the word "fuck" in English.)

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