Originally posted by lolof It's because you don't understand it, I guess.
'Finlandssvenska' is really very nice too.
Oh, I do. "Scandinavian" has to be munched a bit where I live.
Honestly, it is appalling. It sounds so feminine that the theory that
it became like that to try to imitate the elegance of French, back
in the day, rings true. I simply can't imagine a masculine, axe
swinging viking speaking so queerly.
Originally posted by Seitse Oh, I do. "Scandinavian" has to be munched a bit where I live.
Honestly, it is appalling. It sounds so feminine that the theory that
it became like that to try to imitate the elegance of French, back
in the day, rings true. I simply can't imagine a masculine, axe
swinging viking speaking so queerly.
Perhaps they didn't - languages change over time, you know.