as in 'ah bloody hell'
just wonderin - or is it just us british?
2007-11-06 09:39:18 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I think that's just british. I don't know anyone here in the states that says "bloody" unless they're imitating the british or they just think it's cool to speak like the british do. If an american hears another american say that, it will be assumed it's just someone wanting to sound british.
2007-11-06 09:44:41 · answer #1 · answered by オニギリ ガール 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not an American word. The occasional American will say it to 1) try to be like the British or 2) try to be "lighter" than other swear words.
What most Americans don't know is that while "bloody" light for us, it is an extremely foul and strong swear word in British English.
2007-11-06 17:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by attack_of_the_5ft_girl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I'm a American and I use it here and there in the place of other words, I like to use it because it is not as strong a word as others, at least in america it is not as strong, but I do not know if it is for the british.
2007-11-06 17:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by compkid 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but generally only to copy British people. It's not considered to be a swear word in the States like it is in the UK.
2007-11-07 03:09:07 · answer #4 · answered by drshorty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only when used in reference to the fluid which the heart pumps through the bodies of vertebrates, and carries oxygen and nutrience to and waste materials away from all body tissues, which, when having been spilt on the ground or any object, the which may be refered to as being bloody.
2007-11-06 18:00:03 · answer #5 · answered by J.L. — Dominus Sapiens 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I use it sometimes. It's very mild.
Actually, I guess I wouldn't say "ah, bloody hell," but I might call someone a bloody fool. I would think of it as a little less emphatic than "damn fool."
2007-11-06 17:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by bonitakale 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Usually only when they are copying the British. Don't know of any American that says it on a normal or frequent occasion but there could be someone out there!
2007-11-06 17:42:20 · answer #7 · answered by Abungaboo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. Most Americans use other words like "damn," "blasted," or "friggin" instead.
"Blasted" and "frigginng (friggin') appear to have been originally sailor (or navy) words.
Some linguists (like S.I. Hayakawa) have pointed out that American English is based more on a seagoing or maritime English while British English is based on a more landlocked English."
2007-11-06 17:43:36 · answer #8 · answered by Brennus 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's just British.
2007-11-06 17:44:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes, sometimes we do .
This "britishism" is sometimes used when more colorful ( colourful) expressions would not be well received such as (holy f..ing sh.t)
it is used that way even though the "british" meaning may not be known.
How about elaborating in "comments"
"Cheers"
2007-11-06 18:00:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋