Cursing

[SilentMemento]

I'd like to think that I'm a pretty articulate, well spoken person but I also love to swear in casual conversation. I've been told that I have the brains though to back up my bad language with something worthwhile to say.

Also, fun fact: Andrew Jackson swore so much that his parrot actually had to be removed from his funeral.

I didn't know that. Now I have another reason for Jackson being my favorite President.

I swear far too much online. I'm definitely going to be damned to hell when I die, just because of all of the swearing I do online (and when I write my fanfictions). I'll curb it when people I talk to don't particularly like cursing, and I don't curse at my job or around my family. There's a certain time and place where you can use them.

Still, I can't see why people censor cusswords. Kids are going to learn them at some point (for example, I learned my first cussword at age five) unless they're locked up in a basement with no computer access - and if that's the case, there are even bigger problems to worry about than cussing.

 

[Deku_Link]

I tend to think that the correlation between frequency of swearing and intelligence level is nothing more than confirmation bias, personally.

Just like every other word in the dictionary, swear words have their time and place, it's just a bit of a touchier subject when experimenting to find what that place truly is.

 

[Typhlosionvsworld]

Cursing is plain funny, that's it.

 

[darkcharizard58]

Not anymore.

Let me be honest with you: I'm against swearing in general. Yes, I know they're words with definitions, and that they're Anglo-Saxon words that the French found "dirty" and "of the commoners", but these days, they've been degraded to something down-right disgusting. The "F" word came to being because it was short for the name of a felony that a prostitute was known for back in the day (and I can't think of the felony name at the moment, but if you were to look up the origins of the "F" word, you may run into it).

Fuckwas an acronym that meant For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Now I dont know if thats true. And shit comes from when sailors had to ship manure. They originally stored it at the bottom of the ship but the methane rose to the deck and then whenever a flame was lit they kinda blew up. So they wrote Ship High In Transit on the boxes and it eventually was shortened to S.H.I.T.

 

[CSolarstorm]

Fuckwas an acronym that meant For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Now I dont know if thats true. And shit comes from when sailors had to ship manure. They originally stored it at the bottom of the ship but the methane rose to the deck and then whenever a flame was lit they kinda blew up. So they wrote Ship High In Transit on the boxes and it eventually was shortened to S.H.I.T.

Actually...that appears to be an urban legend. According to Dictionary.com and Snopes,

The claim that **** is an acronym is demonstrably false. It is an old word of Germanic origin.

Written form only attested from early 16c. OED 2nd edition cites 1503, in the form fukkit ; earliest appearance of current spelling is 1535 -- "Bischops ... may **** thair fill and be vnmaryit" [Sir David Lyndesay, "Ane Satyre of the Thrie Estaits" ], but presumably it is a much more ancient word than that, simply one that wasn't likely to be written in the kind of texts that have survived (...)

 

[Weez1990]

I just don't do it. My parents barely swear at all, and they taught me swearing is bad manners. I've never gotten into the habit of using any curse words, apart from "hell" or "Oh my God" :/

I do find it amusing when others cuss though

 

[lugia100]

I substitute swear words for fudge. Probably not the only one.

I don't swear a lot while in public but I do a lot when I'm at home getting angry at something like Halo or maths homework. I do mind the occasional swear if it's used in a humorous way but I don't like people who put a swear in every sentence. It's immature.

 

[Kutie Pie]

Fuckwas an acronym that meant For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge. Now I dont know if thats true. And shit comes from when sailors had to ship manure. They originally stored it at the bottom of the ship but the methane rose to the deck and then whenever a flame was lit they kinda blew up. So they wrote Ship High In Transit on the boxes and it eventually was shortened to S.H.I.T.

The "s" word was from the Anglo-Saxon era, but the French found it as language for the common people and looked down on them because you know, they're the French. Thus the term "pardon my French" I guess. But I suppose sailors did adopt it and that's how it became more well-known, but what do I know? I honestly could care less how these words came to being.

Urban legend or not, Mom is well-educated on these things, and when we got in this discussion on swear words (for some reason) she told us the origins.

It was an awkward but interesting hour, let me tell you.

 

[VictiniMaster]

Cursing is fine when it's necessary.

Necessary Example: I just spilled hot soup in my crotch. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU--

Unnecessary Example: How was your Mother F***ing day, A-hole?

 

[Sweep Freak]

Swear words. WORDS. I find them as nothing but words like "Baseball" or "icing". They may be offensive a little, but since they're just words, I find nothing wrong with them.

Of course, I don't go around dropping f-bombs anytime I feel like. It's not proper manners.

 

[SwiftSoul]

...I find them as nothing but words like "Baseball" or "icing"...

What did you just call me?

 

[Megaton666]

What did you just call me?

Shut the baseball up, you icing piece of pillow!

 

[FiremanLV5]

I'm really confused as to when saying "Hell", "damn" and "God" became swearing. Or is this just an American thing that I'm not aware of?

 

[Aliotha]

14 and up. But only if you truly need to use them. I only use them when I get really mad. I believe cursing releases everyday anger. As long as you don't hurt somebody in the process.

@FiremanLV5: I'm an American. ^.^ I believe parents just don't want to hear there kids say "go to hell!" or "damn it mother!" XD

God, well, very religious people think its a curse when you use God's name in vain.

 

[Typhlosionvsworld]

Cursing spices up jokes. 14 and up should be allowed to do so.

 

[FiremanLV5]

I've never heard that ever. Oh well, different cultures and stuff I guess.

 

[Alleviate]

My take: The Speed drop can be hard to bear at times, but the Attack and Defense boosts are worth it.

 

[rykerr1]

I think cursing should only be used in situations where a person is extremely excited or hurt themself. They most definitely should not be used in debates, since they make people look unintellient.

Also, parents, don't think that just because you're swearing in another language your kids can't understand... I figured out early on how to say certain unpleasant words in italian, courtesy of my father lol.

 

[darkcharizard58]

Actually...that appears to be an urban legend. According to Dictionary.com and Snopes,

Yeah i know. I was just saying some of the things that my teachers have told me. One also told me the origin of the middle finger but im fairly certain thats a legend too.

 

[Qymaen]

I find cursing appropriate when accentuating emotions or thoughts or feelings, but using it in every sentence is pretty lame and rather ridiculous.