They are just words. Words that we have defined as 'bad' or 'wrong' just as we have defined what 'bad' and 'wrong' mean. If we didn't place such an emphasis on swearing, I wonder if people would still do it?
Also, its a way to represent the way that you feel at a time. Of course there are other ways/words to do this, and thats what makes you who you are and what type of person you want to represent to the rest of the world.
There isn't an OK or not OK place. It all depends on what is going on around you and the standards that society has set. Would it be different if you cussed in English in a foreign country in front of a child? Of course, because they haven't been taught the background about how that word should not be used.
So, therefore, I believe that it depends on who, and what is around you and what society as deemed as appropriate or inappropriate, which is most likely defined by other people's posts about where they believe you should or should not cuss.
Posted on: 03-12-2008, 2:13 AM
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you are not a sailor.
Little kids cuss because they think its funny, middle school kids cuss because its the cool thing to do, and everyone else cusses because why?? don't get me wrong i cuss too, but why do so many people think that they have to impersonate sailors?
One of my favorite sayings to tell people that go on cursing tangents is that, You are only making yourself look ignorant because you cannot come up with something better to say.
And its the truth...we really are only making ourselves look ignorant.
I would agree that there is a time and a place for cussing, but too many people have not gotten the hint that its okay to fill there sentences with actual nouns, verbs, etc. For being one of the most advanced generations in history we sure don't show it through our words...or lack there of.
Posted on: 03-04-2008, 8:35 PM
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When you swear you have to mean it or it just sounds out of place. you can't say it quietly or yell it either, it should just blend in like anyother word you have said. and only swear every once in a while. There is nothing i hate more than someone who uses the f word 50 times in one sentence, or any other word. Even for kids as long as it is in casual conversation and they don't use it to their parents. I swear all the time, even in front of my parents but you have to use tact, which is a fancy word for timing it well.
Posted on: 03-04-2008, 1:16 PM
Hell yeah it is! LOL..in some cases..depends on who is around and where you are...I know I do it more than I should, just ask my husband!!!
Posted on: 02-02-2008, 12:36 PM
I'm all for swearing, but for the love of all that is, please don't do it in front of children, and don't make it your every third word.
I admit, I swear like a sailor, but I avoid doing so in a child's vicinity (pre-teen) and I use the words how they were meant to be used. As expletives. They are meant as intensifiers and ejaculations (don't laugh, that's what they're called), so saying a long string of curse words isn't really going to help matters in either direction.
That being said, another couple of inappropriate uses are in the presence of the elderly (unless they use it first), and at work. It's ridiculous how much swearing goes on at work nowadays!
Posted on: 01-30-2008, 7:43 AM
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Thing is, I used to swear a fair amount, I guess I still do to a certain extent, but not nearly as much. I think part of the reason people swear at all, in just about any situation (excluding habitually) is to either relieve stress or indicate a certain level of frustration with something.
For some reason, when people do things they technically 'aren't supposed to' and get away with it, especially if its 'naughty' per se, they tend to relieve a bit of stress. Isn't that the entire point in swearing? To relieve stress?
That being said, I think control should be exercised. Please don't swear around the first toddler you see, especially one just mouthing its first words. The horrific nightmare parents have of a four letter obscenity being the first word out of their little bundle of love is funny, but also tragic.
Posted on: 01-29-2008, 12:39 PM
Well... we all have done it, said... heard it. But is it appropriate? Hmmm... I mean in the heat of the emotional moment it may help YOU feel better, but it sure doesn't lessen the blow, nor does it make it appropriate.
Somehow swearing relieves stress.. and in some cases seems to be the only appropriate thing to say?
Sorry... I don't if/when it's appropriate.. but we all still do it.
Posted on: 01-29-2008, 8:22 AM
Words are words, and sometimes I feel like swearing isn't even a bad thing. However, there are times when these words should be used and times when they shouldn't. It's understandable if someone is really pissed off and things slip...but when every other word is a swear word, that's a different story. Some people would have no vocabulary whatsoever if they stopped using their bad language. Looking at it from that perspective, I have less respect for people who swear that often. Unfortunately, it seems like swearing has become the norm, and even younger kids are exposed to these "bad words" nowadays.
Posted on: 01-28-2008, 7:02 PM
Swearing is not considered good for the most part, and i tend to agree with that idea. I think that swearing is more useful for when you get really mad and are upset. At some point the words loss their meaning if you use them to much, therefore I feel they should be used only when they are really needed.
Posted on: 01-28-2008, 3:55 PM
Swearing's always been fine by me, I tend to do it often. People always seem perturbed when I do.
I think it's fine as-long as everyone present is mature enough to understand the circumstances and not so young that they repeat it all the time.
Posted on: 01-27-2008, 9:54 PM
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