http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Edinburgh Twitter users are more genteel" en Fri, 22 May 2026 06:24:21 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131891 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 19:00:49 +0000 crowriver 131891@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can't beat a bit of old Anglo Saxon swearing. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131887 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 18:26:50 +0000 EddieD 131887@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Focus - it's actually interesting, a lot of the overseas students in my School swear in English, apparently it's got better words!</p> <p>I do remember years ago, one researcher was contemplating doing work on why certain words are so popular, whether the construction of the words, plosives, ejectives, etc made some words more satisfying.</p> <p>I do know that the phrase I inherited from my father that he used in front of us kids "fishhooks and little furry fairies" - and often just fishhooks - works for me! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131881 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:46:20 +0000 Edinburgh Cycle Training 131881@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I'm with Kaputnik. Judging by my own (non BE) twitter accout, those Weegies must swear a hell of a lot! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131875 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 17:14:37 +0000 Focus 131875@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I wouldn't know - I don't use "&amp;@*$&amp;@@£ twitter anyway! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131868 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:49:57 +0000 kaputnik 131868@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Edinburgh Twitter users are more genteel</em></p> <p>That's f****** b******** that is. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131866 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:42:23 +0000 Focus 131866@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"<em>The real-time map also shows that the greatest volume of vulgar tweets worldwide originate in the US and the UK.</em>"</p> <p>Let me guess, the clever program only recognises the English language? That would pretty much explain the above if true. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131864 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 16:26:23 +0000 EddieD 131864@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well written and designed site. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=11580#post-131861 Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:45:34 +0000 chdot 131861@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-twitter-users-swear-less-than-glasgow-1-3180366" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinburgh-twitter-users-swear-less-than-glasgow-1-3180366</a> </p>