[ReignOfError]

Way back when I took high school French, the teacher told us that the French were adopting English swear words because Anglo-Saxon expletives are so much more blunt and forceful than their French equivalents. No doubt, "S--t!" can cut through the background chatter in a way that "Merde!" never could.

[-YYZ-]

From what I understand, in Canadian (and maybe generally) french, "merde" does not have the same sort of connotation as the English equivalent. "Tabernac" is a strong swear word in Canadian french, but not in Parisian french, again from what I understand. What do they use for comparable impact in Parisian french, I wonder?

[1rudeboy]

Best expletives/epithets in the world, bar none, are Russian. Absolutely on-target, and funny-sounding to boot.