On April 18, 1943, four boys came across a large Wych elm in Hagley, Worcestershire, England. One of them began climbing the elm in search for some bird nests, and when he glanced down in the hallow trunk, he spotted a human skull with hair and teeth. The youngest of the boys reported his discovery and when police went to investigate, they found an almost complete skeleton hidden in the trunk of the tree, along with fragments of clothing, a shoe, and a gold wedding ring. They also exhumed a severed hand near the tree. The skeleton was medically examined and it was determined that it was a female who had been dead for at least 18 months. Taffeta had been found in her mouth, an indicator she had died from suffocation. The woman was never identified, since the murder had occurred in the midst of WWII. In 1944, a mysterious graffito message was sprayed onto an obelisk, reading ‘’Who put Bella in the witch elm?’’
@indigopersei is the french language just always on the verge of getting someone accused of assault or..?
my friend, if only you knew
It’s a very dangerous language to learn
Here’s an interesting thing about French! Everything needs to have an article in front of it. That’s why it’s “la chat” as opposed to just “chat”. So, for instance, you could say la fille for the girl, or jeune fille for young girl, but you can’t just say fille, because that means you are calling her a sex worker in a derogatory way.
The moral of the story is, if you want to make something rude in French, just take out the article in front of it. Yes, this works for nearly. every. word.
Every year. Every year there’s that kid who forgets that you can’t translate “I am excited” to “Je suis excitée”. And every year Monsieur Jordan has to slam the brakes before that kid can finish his sentence and then tactfully ask him not to announce to the class that he is horny.
“is the french language always on the verge” oh buddy, oh pal, i am so happy to break this news to you:
