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Hi all,
This is a pretty specific request, but let's throw it out there and see what happens. There is a Spanish expletive in my MS which is bothering me; I'm not sure if I got it right.
I don't need to go into the details of the situation, but let's just say an army commander is pretty pissed off, he has caught one of his generals (his subordinate, to be clear) sneaking off the field of battle on the morning that will decide his long-fought campaign.
Location: Chile, circa 1819. The Army commander is from Argentina, but lived in Spain from the age of seven.
The conversation is recorded in history, but the expletive is censored. All I know is, the army commander said, "You, sir, are a ________." My MS is in English, but I slip a few words of Spanish in here and there, for flavour. In my MS, I went for coño. But I am a little worried this might be too modern.
Does it work? Any alternatives?
Dave
Hi all,
This is a pretty specific request, but let's throw it out there and see what happens. There is a Spanish expletive in my MS which is bothering me; I'm not sure if I got it right.
I don't need to go into the details of the situation, but let's just say an army commander is pretty pissed off, he has caught one of his generals (his subordinate, to be clear) sneaking off the field of battle on the morning that will decide his long-fought campaign.
Location: Chile, circa 1819. The Army commander is from Argentina, but lived in Spain from the age of seven.
The conversation is recorded in history, but the expletive is censored. All I know is, the army commander said, "You, sir, are a ________." My MS is in English, but I slip a few words of Spanish in here and there, for flavour. In my MS, I went for coño. But I am a little worried this might be too modern.
Does it work? Any alternatives?
Dave