Bloody= a general superlative such as damn or sugar or whatever... and in the US F### has taken on the same meaning
Wow, I didn't think the f-word was *that* common just yet. Maybe I just lead a sheltered life but it's the one word I won't say and I don't know many people who use it that casually.
I understand that "bloody" has different meaning depending on which side of the Atlantic you're on and I take care *not* to use it when I'm in the UK.
Not that knowing I was saying the wrong thing stopped me from asking for a napkin in a cafe in England. Oh the look on that guy's face! "Serviette, I meant serviette..." but the damage was done. <sigh> At least I managed to refrain from calling a bum bag a "fanny pack".
I love the semantics of language! In my next life I want to be a linguist.
Sue
(who still calls flip-flops "thongs" even though she knows everyone will think she's referring to underwear.)
