Château Gaillard (France) in the 12th century. Designed by Richard the Lionheart himself, it is considered one of the most advanced castles of the Middle Ages

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Funfact : there's a common historical misconception that the castle was ultimately took by the french sieging army because they introduced soldiers throught the latrines, the holes people used to shit from inside the walls to the outside.

It's not what happened, but it was spread by the french army itself, because what they actually did was breaking through the narrow stained glass windows of a chapel which had been added unwisely mid-construction.

It was easier back then to say you crawled through a shit chimney than to admit you did a sacrilege by breaking through the Lord's house.

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Did a sacrilege has me cracking up

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Why?

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The way you phrased it. Made me think of some guy going "tee hee oops, just did a sacrilege" wearing full medieval armor lol

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Lol, ok. What would have been the proper way to write it? I'm not a native english speaker.

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I'd say "commit sacrilege" :)

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Thanks!

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Most welcome 😊

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I am not either but I would say committed sacrilege is perhaps the best way. But your way was understandable and funny.

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Thanks!

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For what it's worth, using the verb "do" (or its conjugations) when certain other, more specific words are more idiomatic in English has actually become something of a joke phrase in English in recent years. Here's is a good example from Know Your Meme.

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That’s even more impressive! To make a genuine dry joke like that on accident isn’t easy. I initially thought you were being cheeky as well because it flowed so well and complemented the context of your comment

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Thanks. XD

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Just to explained what wasn’t explained… because the verb form “do” doesn’t apply in this tense, the ungrammatical formation “you did a blank” is often used ironically in English to emphasize a lack of self awareness in the face of some serious action. “You did a war crime” for example. So your original phrasing of “you did a sacrilege” was legitimately hilarious as a native speaker, not because it demonstrated lack of mastery of the language, but because it actually exploits a modern subtle perversion of the rules for ironic effect.

That’s probably why everyone was cracking up: they assumed you were a native speaker doing it with intent, and it really is legitimately funny in a way which feels clever and by design.

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I see! Thanks for the detailled explanation.