"Geoffrey Richards" <harlequin_9@hotmail.com> writes:
quoted 9 lines Another thing I learned (tonight at work) that I thought was interesteng,
> Another thing I learned (tonight at work) that I thought was interesteng,
> and wanted to share. The root of the word fuck.
>
> Appearantly the word came from signs that were given to people of
> England to hang on their doors (either in the dark or middle ages I'd guess)
> that granted permission to copulate, as the only ones allowed at the time
> were royals.
>
> Fornification Under Command of the King
Nope, it's much much older than English. It dates back to the proto
German/English language spoken (i believe) by the Angles, if not
before. Fuck is a whole lot older than acronyms, and probably even
older than written language itself. Check the O.E.D if you don't
believe it...
Josh
quoted 15 lines Well, 'command' might not have been the right word, but you get the idea.
> Well, 'command' might not have been the right word, but you get the idea.
>
> cheers,
> geoff
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