Talk:French/Appendices/Slang

Obscenity
I'm thinking fuck, snatch, and ass as an example of slang probably limits the intended audience of the book. Coupe (talk) 15:34, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * I suppose it is up to us to decide what to include, but probably younger readers will have already been put off by terms like "past participle" & "preposition" before they get to this section. Recent Runes (talk) 20:51, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * Kids are supposed to learn those at school from an early age, at least here in Hong Kong. (The grammar items, not the swear-words.) Kayau 14:51, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
 * That may be so, but considering the overall style of the book there has clearly been no attempt to appeal to younger readers. Also, the book does not follow any school syllabus so it is never going to be recommended by school teachers. The main contributors to the book must have been aware of this and been comfortable with it, so I see no point in changing direction now. Recent Runes (talk) 17:38, 20 November 2010 (UTC)