2006-09-26 09:53:41 · 15 answers · asked by Casandra B 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It's an acronym for "if you see Kate, tell her I love her," with Kate being a French woman.
2006-09-26 10:16:12 · answer #1 · answered by exert-7 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the idea originally was that a "nice" person wouldn't know the f-word; or would politely pretend not to know it. So if somebody inadvertantly said the f-word, he (it was generally a he, and the listener a she) would save face for both of them by pretending it was a foreign language instead of a bad word. It would put a humorous spin on it. Also, it is true that in past centuries, when there was often fighting between the English and the French, they blamed each other for anything nasty. The English politely referred to syphilis as "the French disease," but I think the French called it the English disease.
2006-09-26 13:43:48 · answer #2 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"The french invented the concept of profanity"?
What a load of rubbish!
The origin of the expression dates back to the times when the English had corrupted the French language so badly that French-speakers could not understand them anymore. But communication was necessary, so when a military leader had to get instructions from his French superior, he had to apologise to his men and women by saying that.
The profanity of the English is proverbial in France. Just think of the "English disease" or the "English cap", just to mention two. Funny enough, in France nobody would understand what an "English kiss" or an "English postcard" could be other than a peck on the cheek and a souvenir of the cliffs of Dover
2006-09-26 12:04:00 · answer #3 · answered by ceogero 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the phrase in this form started out in the 1950s as an offshoot
of "excuse my French." This is a result of racial stereotyping -
Anglo-Saxons of the late 19th century blamed the French for anything
remotely dirty. The belief started in the mid 19th century and held
that was France sex-obsessed and pornographic.
2006-09-26 11:19:10 · answer #4 · answered by Sortilegio 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The french invented the concept of profanity.
2006-09-26 09:56:14 · answer #5 · answered by Peri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
French is a dirty language so naturally we associate vulgarity and obscenity with all things French.
2006-09-26 09:56:40 · answer #6 · answered by Cybeq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
play on words as re-arranging the letters spells a swear word which is often reffered to as french. also the company is french connection uk
2006-09-26 09:57:02 · answer #7 · answered by bella 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Excuse my french" is a very bad saying to apologise to the listener for swearing.
2006-09-26 09:56:59 · answer #8 · answered by Dancemomma 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
fcuk means (french connection uk)
2006-09-26 09:56:08 · answer #9 · answered by rhon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Kevin Bacon said it in tremors? That's where I first heard it anyway!
2006-09-26 10:01:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Slug 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋