Dear sky753,
That is really funny. I’m not a NES and I’m studying English for a few years but I couldn’t helping wondering of the pompous self-confidence of the some NES. .If the “omniscient” NES really and truly go on with holding their own that the term “ribald” is unknown in English world, then it is most likely that the following sentences have not an English sounding but are my literal translation of mandarin (The official national standard spoken language of China, which is based on the principal dialect spoken in and around Beijing. Also called Guoyu).
…giving rise to discussion and comment --; informed, aggressive, sour, ribald and otherwise.
by everyday physical experience rather than separate from it, revered for its danger yet ribald and jolly, both everyday and sacramental.
The only hint at the effects of nervous strain came in a ribald verse current among the trainees, which he quoted to me:
.. many of the peasants took derisive and ribald names.
After a few more minutes of ribald banter on our part we were startled by a flash to starboard and an explosion
…and failed to finish, creeping from the track with the ribald comments of the crowd in their ears!
…of his beastly brutish mouth, a shameful, shameless, unreasonable, railing ribald ".
He made frank, often ribald remarks about other people, especially fellow-writers and intellectuals, and he was scathing about..
The only difference between this, the twentieth film in the ribald comedy series and the first instalment is that the key members of the cast are….
His tale may represent what we might like to believe such a character's ribald attitudes towards women, towards his fellow men, and towards conventional morality would predictably
The more the men whistled, the more ribald their remarks, the faster she walked; but the faster she walked,
For the next hour we silently suffered their ribald comments and downright abuse.
many of whom expressed their appreciation in appropriately ribald terms.
Some raucous laughter followed the ribald remark.
He got drunk; he was the sort, his ribald jokes, drinks for everyone.
Vologsky shunned the ribald laughter of his fellows as they boasted about their sexual conquests.
Now I give you three guesses who comes next," there followed ribald suggestions from different parts of the hall. As the hubbub subsided he cried,
Whereas all else had been a matter of pleasantries, he was ribald .
Mickey Aronson replied, delighted at the ribald laughter that greeted his witticism.
…that he, straight from church, should be swamped by this ribald , vulgar, beer-reeking mob reeling out from their godless pleasures.
Her images of that horde of ribald workmen looked positively endearing next to this man.
To the accompaniment of a chorus of ribald shouts and cat-calls, Seb weaved his way beyond the lights of the camp.
McEllhoney laughed and made the expected ribald comment.
Someone cheered, and there were ribald comments.
Americans appear to have no sense of the Gallic tradition of ribald humour that goes back to Rabelais.
They continue their ribald banter, and Peter stage-whispers to her, "It's disgusting.
I was impressed with this ribald inter-office banter.
Regards.
V.
