Episode 103 How NOT To Describe Old Women In English!😠

This is the final episode looking at the vocabulary from Terry Pratchett's Witches Abroad. In episode 100 I read a segment from the book in which Granny Weatherwax (an older witch) beats three men at cards. As the scene proceeds the main male player gets angrier and angrier and the language he uses to describe Granny gets worse and worse.  In this episode we'll review the wide variety of vocabulary used in the book to describe an old woman. We'll also look at some of the swear words he uses when he gets angry. Remember, you can always head to the YouTube channel to see the video, complete with subtitles. See you tomorrow. Vocabulary (A little more on this in the YouTube Description) Bent old woman - Granny transforms into the traditional idea of a bent old woman when she walks into the bar (saloon). Old crone - traditionally used to describe witches this also means ugly old woman Old maid - this is a card game in Discworld, but it is also another way to describe an old woman, it usually suggests she is not married. Good mother - an old fashioned polite way to address an old woman. No longer used. Dear lady - A rather condescending (but seems polite) way to address an woman. Sporting lady - In this case they are complimenting her (although it is a fake compliment), they are suggesting that she is good at the game and a fair player. The old bag - Now we're getting into the bad stuff. An old bag is something useless that you don't need anymore, so this is a derogatory way to talk about an old lady, often used by young people to swear at and insult old ladies. Terrible hag - 'hag' is a term for 'witch' but also means ugly old woman, so it's very similar, although possibly worse than 'old crone' Ghastly old creature - Now he's so angry he's not even thinking of her as a person anymore. It is common when people (men especially perhaps) get angry to turn people into animals as an extra insult. ‘I am a lucky girl!’ - here Granny is being sarcastic, but it is common for women of all ages to refer to themselves as 'girl'. Old bitch - Now it's getting really bad! This is an actual swear word. Correctly used 'bitch' refers to a female dog. However, if there are no dogs around then chances are this is a swearword. very ladylike way - if something is 'ladylike' then it is thought of as good behaviour for women. Women (especially girls) are often told something is 'not a ladylike way to behave' which means it's not seen as good behaviour for a women. (Yep, in case you were wondering, there is no such thing as 'man-like', however we do have 'manly', which usually means big and strong). Daft Old baggage - similar to 'bag' with the same negative connotations Madam - the ONLY polite word on our list! Swearing Vocabulary One blasted dollar - 'blast' or 'blasted' is used when we're angry about something usually coming between the noun and a describing or numbering word. Bloody five bloody minutes - 'bloody' is a common British swear word. We can use 'bloody' to add as many times as we like to a sentence, and we can put it almost anywhere we like in the sentence, although it usually comes before the noun. As in this case, the angrier we are the more 'bloody's we can add to the sentence. If you want to know more about swear words I would suggest checking out Netflix's The History of Swear Words with Nicholas Cage. It's pretty funny but also goes into some interesting history and usage of common swear words. ***Please note, this trailer starts with a VERY LOUD swear word, so NSFW or Children*** Additional Vocabulary malice - the desire to harm someone goes downhill fast - something gets worse quickly he's right on the nail - idiom - means he's absolutely right. Similar to 'he's hit the nail on the head'.