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Andrei Posted 21 years ago
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A row/string of expletives

0A man dropped his plate of food and let out a row/string of expletives. 02br
00[ I myself noticed this today when I was having my lunch at a restaurant.] 02br
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00Would you say the above in this context? It may be the word 'expletives' doesn't fit in here. Perhaps it is only in BrE or AmE. I don't know. 02br
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00Everybody lets out some swear words when something untoward happens. 02br
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00Your thoughts are welcome. 0-
  

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0 I think it's OK; I rather prefer the string to the row. 0-

— Pieanne

  • 0 I think it's OK; I rather prefer the string to the row.
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0 I think it's OK; I rather prefer the string to the row. 0-
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0 I agree with Pieanne. 0-
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0 Ah, my friend! thank you! (f) 0-
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0 Yes; or sometimes you hear 'gave vent to a string of expletives'. 02br
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00I don't think I've ever heard 'row of expletives'; though I've heard plenty of rows 01i00with02i00 expletives. 02br
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00MrP 0-
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0 It would definitely be "string of expletives" in AmE, too. 0-
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