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"Edinburgh Twitter users are more genteel"
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Posted 11 years ago #
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Well written and designed site.
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"The real-time map also shows that the greatest volume of vulgar tweets worldwide originate in the US and the UK."
Let me guess, the clever program only recognises the English language? That would pretty much explain the above if true.
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"Edinburgh Twitter users are more genteel
That's f****** b******** that is.
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I wouldn't know - I don't use "&@*$&@@£ twitter anyway!
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I'm with Kaputnik. Judging by my own (non BE) twitter accout, those Weegies must swear a hell of a lot!
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@Focus - it's actually interesting, a lot of the overseas students in my School swear in English, apparently it's got better words!
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.
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!
Posted 11 years ago # -
You can't beat a bit of old Anglo Saxon swearing.
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