Earliest know use of the "F" word

[B. de Corbin]

Historian Finds Oldest Use Of F-Word Hidden In Medieval Court Papers

It's actually kindda funny...

[Prickly Pear]

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Hee hee

[anunitu]

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Of course you found it B. De......Naval huh.....oh well,mistakes happen....

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This is American sex ed in action!!

[iris]

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I find this waaay too interesting... I go geeky with etymology.

[habbalah]

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I love this so much.

[Cynica the Ageless]

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Very classy, these Anglo-Saxons.

[habbalah]

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Very classy, these Anglo-Saxons.

Hey, sometimes you just need a word to put a fine point on a sentence. The Germans knew.

[Cynica the Ageless]

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Hey, sometimes you just need a word to put a fine point on a sentence. The Germans knew.

Ooh. I never knew German to be humorous too in that sense. I might consider studying German next then if that's the case.

[habbalah]

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Ooh. I never knew German to be humorous too in that sense. I might consider studying German next then if that's the case.

German gave us such wonderful words as "schadenfreude"; they know sometimes, you just need a very specific word.

[volcaniclastic]

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Hah. I knew they shouldn't be using it in Spartacus.

[Cynica the Ageless]

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Hah. I knew they shouldn't be using it in Spartacus.

In retrospect, finding "FVCK" in something in Plutarch's, Livy's or Tacitus' works would have been funny, but also unnerving.

[Tylluan Penry]

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Alternatively, have a listen to this...

https://youtu.be/ug-CQpZk2ls

I suppose I should add WARNING - strong language.
But what the * do we expect in this thread?

[habbalah]

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In retrospect, finding "FVCK" in something in Plutarch's, Livy's or Tacitus' works would have been funny, but also unnerving.

Well. Catullus did say something even further than "fvck" in one of his verses. Warning for very not safe for work language.

[Kiesha'ra]

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