Dingo the Dissident

THE BLOG OF DISQUIET : Qweir Notions, an uncommonplace-book from the Armpit of Diogenes, binge-thinker jottings since 2008 .

Saturday, 18 July 2026

Interesting distinctiion

Dirty Linen (with overtones of shit)

washed at home in France and not at the public wash-place
or pond = keeping problems and quarrels  and perhaps scandals within the family :
« laver son linge sale en famille »

washed in public in Britain and not in the private laundry-room or wash-house = letting everyone know your family quarrels and problems and perhaps shameful things : « to wash one;'s dirty linen in public »


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