Wahrscheinlich die Zeit (21:00), ab der im Fernsehen heftiger geflucht werden darf.

Nicht auf Anhieb zu finden, ... aber Leo hat diese Frage auch schon mal beantwortet : Siehe auch: before watershed

Ah, danke!

RE #5: At least in AE, it definitely is, and, unlike some other words, I'd say that AE and BE agree on that,(at least according to the material presented).

Na ja, es sind 200 befragte Briten. Nicht sehr viele, scheint mir, aber als Anhaltspunkt vielleicht brauchbar.

Agree that c*** is milder than s*** in BE. I was thinking about this question only yesterday, as the only word from these lists that I personally use is 'sod' (as in 'sod's law'), and was pondering whether it's now appropriate to say 'sod's law' in all contexts, given that there isn't really an alternative phrase. That led me on to the eternally perplexing question of what makes a swear word a swear word etc etc.

I generally agree with the classification but am surprised that people thought the 'milder' list appropriate around children; I would expect complaints from parents if such language was used on children's TV, for instance, or if it was used in nurseries and schools.

@9 Das überrascht mich jetzt wieder, ich dachte, das wäre der Klassiker unter den Missverständnissen AE/BE. So wie fag in etwa.

It may be a classic, but I wasn't aware of it. And I had forgotten fag, perhaps because it was one of the first "dangerous" BE/AE differences I came across.

From the AE perspective:

Like Amy I didn't learn the 'other' meaning of fanny until I was in my 20s, when an American friend used the phrase 'fanny pack' WITH A STRAIGHT FACE. So maybe the difference isn't as well known among English native speakers as it is among English learners (based on a two person sample in this thread). In the same conversation I learned Americans don't pronounce the h on herbs (not embarrassing, but I found it hilarious -- it's funny how some pronunciations are just amusing) and that 'shag' has two very different definitions on either side of the Atlantic.

I agree HW, even in BE I wouldn't say 'crap' is offensive, but it probably merits a place on this list because it's a word you'd discourage your four year old from repeating (in BE, at least).

Die Hütte ist aber shack... Siehe Wörterbuch: shack. Das andere kennt Leo auch - jedenfalls als Verb. Siehe Wörterbuch: to shag

Überrascht war ich, "git" in der Liste der harmlosesten Wörter zu finden. Ich hatte bisher gedacht, dass sei eine stärkere Form von "bastard" (wobei ursprünglich beides Wörter für uneheliche Kinder waren), das hier aber als starke Beleidigung geführt wird.