Actually, I know the answer to that one: "frige" and "frig" are not clearly pronounced like "fridge" so it's basically a kludge so folks will say it right.
Actually, I know the answer to that one. In the years following the Norman invasion of England, there were two languages in use; Norman french and Anglo-Saxon. For a while there were two words for everything; the snooty upperclass Norman french word and the conquered lowerclass Anglo-Saxon word. F**k was Anglo-Saxon which made it a pig language word that "nice" people didn't say. ("Eat" and "dine" are examples that are still with us from that time.)
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Date: 2010-03-02 01:51 pm (UTC)Actually,
Date: 2010-03-02 09:09 pm (UTC)Why is "f**k" a swear word?
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Date: 2010-03-03 12:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-03 06:46 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-04 04:47 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-03-03 01:09 am (UTC)