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[certainthings]

often when I am reading fanfiction and there are british speakers involved I will come across the word arse and/or arsehole.

and yet.

out of all the movies, tv shows and stand up I've seen with british speakers, I don't know that I've actually heard one of them ever say the word arse.

ass, yes. asshole, yes. but not arse or arsehole.

I feel like I'm missing out.

Comments

[junkshop-disco.livejournal.com]

Really? Because I say arse constantly. Arseing hell, oh arse, fucking arsehole, his arse is epic... I've said all of these today.

[wanttobeatree.livejournal.com]

I say arse all the time! I think I think I saw a discussion like this once somewhere and it turned out that when Brits say arse, it often sounds like ass to North Americans.

[sonicbookmark.livejournal.com]

[and-the-damned.livejournal.com]

your god damned correct, actually

[harleymae.livejournal.com]

I've heard it a bunch! Arse is more common than arsehole. Only in British productions, though, never heard it on American productions.

[tabularassa.livejournal.com]

I feel ya on this.

[framedhim.livejournal.com]

This whole post was a beautiful thing. Not simply the swear words - the tumblr recording and all. :)