Do you curse?

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I'm totally against words being good and bad. That's the same thing as superstition with numbers. Like I'm going to hell if I use the number 666. At least 666 is in the Bible whereas the f word is not. The ones with God in them, I don't use because I think it's disrespectful. I don't think it's a commandment breaker because I think that commandment was more like the Crusades like killing people in the name of God...now that's the commandment breaker. Spanish Inquisition used the Lord's name in vain more than GD ever could. In fact, most churches do that on a regular basis that heathens like me don't really have to.

As far as normal cusswords, I usually tell people when they are Ohhhh fended that if they can name the person who deemed that word bad, then I would stop using that specific word all together. Nobody has yet to name a name. However, some people on this forum have speculated that cuss words came about from the difference of words used by poor people as opposed to the rich. That just makes it all the more reason for me to want to use them. I figure the rich can't afford much if they are too good for McDonalds and the F-word.

I will say I watch my mouth in cases where it does matter, like employment.

Also, i don't try to always degrade people with cussing. Most of my cussing has nothing to do with anyone; however, I will use them strategically when arguing with someone as it is somewhat intimidating to people (I don't know why). But in front of my kids, I'm not sure how I will handle that. I don't want to set the wrong example, but at the same time, I want them to have a nice bank of comebacks to jump to when in confrontational situations, and I'm sorry, but if a kid calls my kid fat, and she turns around and says "Do I look like your mama?", she's going to appear much cooler to the majority of the student population than if she responds with, "that was inconsiderate and rude on your part."

I also think it's funny (strange funny, not haha funny, okay well both) that adults will only notice that there isn't a distinction between calling someone a bad word and calling them anything when they are dealing with their children. From grown up to grown up, they act like it's okay to call me stupid, but it's not okay to call me a stupid b-witch word. Even calling someone mean is degrading them the same as if you called them an a$$hole.

Again, i've said it before and I'll say it again, it makes absolutely no sense to me that the FCC will not allow cuss words such as the f-word but it will allow every synonym for it. Even funnier to hear the radio edit out the f-word in that Lil John and the East Side Boys song with, "I'll skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet skeet" as opposed to "I'll skeet skeet mother fworder" Obviously they don't know what skeetin is lol FYI, it means to come, get off, etc. Props to the FCC for cleaning up the air waves .

I have to say that I swear fluently also. However, this is something I only do when at school (not around teachers), with friends, my sister and her boyfriend, my boyfriend, and to myself. I never do it near parents, adults, or my brothers (despite the fact that one of my brothers is 22, I just don't feel comfortable.) Even though I cuss frequently, I don't see why people say f*** and s*** so many times over. I say them, but not to a point of redundancy.

"Profanity is the conversational crutch of the inarticulate @sshole"

Yeah, I've heard that chestnut, too, and it's a load of horses**t. I have a better vocabulary than anyone I know and if I stopped swearing people who know me would think I'd been killed and replaced by a poorly trained clone.

Occasionally, but not particularly often. Only if it's the right word, or if I'm REALLY mad. I did when I was younger, but I stopped in high school. My school had the most wonderful Christian club, I seriously wouldn't have survived without them. Got me out of the habit of using bad language.
Since it's so rare that I curse, people tend to take notice.

I can swear like sailor around certain people but I can usually keep it respectful around like my grandmother or other relatives.

A blue streak tinged with purple and green. One of my curse streams would curdle milk.

ruveyn

With great facility, fluidity and creativity.


M.

I grew up in a household, where swearing was commonplace. But I think I sometimes swear even more than my parent's did. It helps me get my specific point across with an added idea of how I'm feeling about it.

I could say to a friend "Oh, that dog behind the fence across the street has been known to lunge at people who knock on the front door."

Or I could say "That F'in dog almost tore the face off our mailman!!"

They understand the point (the dog lunges at strangers who come to the door) they also understand I'm not fond of the animal since I'm referring to it negatively with the F'in. And when they put it all together, they get that they best not approach the thing without taking some precautions first.

Swearing is also a great relief for me in times of stress. I rearended a minivan once, I must have shouted "F@CK!! !" at least ten times before getting out of the car to deal with the woman who's van I'd hit.

Oh, I forgot. I swore at my housemate about a year ago during a meltdown (I used the F-word several times). It was the first time I had ever used that word against someone. I went near-crazy because he wouldn't get help for his mental illness, alcohol addiction, etc. and I was the one who had to meet all his emotional needs. I was not his girlfriend.

I hate that I said that word.

Normally I would only use it if I was quoting someone, and even then it is hard for me.

When I was really young, me and my friends found out what "cuss words" were, and we totally went overboard and used them in any way we possibly could. I got in trouble a few times, and some of my other friends remarked that I sounded stupid doing it so much...and I felt stupid...I felt like those people who only swear to sound cool or bad-ass.

Which reminds me, though I really don't swear ever (unless I'm singing a song, but even then I won't use the Lord's name in vain), there's a few times where I just can't think of another word that works in its place...like bad-ass, half-assed, can't be arsed, Hell (though it's humorous to say "heck" instead), etc.

I don't swear, or at least I try not to, but sometimes after I stub a toe, bump into a wall, or trip over something some salty language will follow.

[quote="Tantybi"]At least 666 is in the Bible whereas the f word is not. [quote]

Um, I don't think it actually is..

All the damn time.

I like swearing at people in Italian ("figlio di puttana" = "son of a b***h". There, you learn something new every day ). And if they don't know what it means, I can't get in trouble for it.

This reminds me of Butters in South Park: "Go to heck, Mum and Dad!" "Son of a biscuit!"

It depends who I'm with. I still never go about "damn" if I'm around my mom, hehe. I don't use them often though, only here and there as the situation calls for it.

I swear all the time, but only because words that are often considered swears are simply part of my vocabulary. My issue with swearing isn't with swearing, it's with swearing but trying to cover it up. It annoys me to no end when people will get offended by using a common swear word, but will see absolutely nothing wrong with replacing letters with symbols to apparently cover up the word they intend to use. When someone types F***, we all know what word they mean to use, but for some reason, it's deemed acceptable to cover up the "uck" after the "f" as if it somehow makes it a different word entirely. If you want to say the word, then don't say "frak", don't say "fook", don't replace half the letters with symbols, just say the word you meant to say. Anything else is insincere.

It's just like when people swear in other languages as if using the exact same word in a different language somehow changes the meaning of the word. I guarantee the content filter on this site won't filter out "Bamumikida", but in order for anyone to understand what I just said, they will first have to figure out what language that term is in. If you're going to swear, then swear, don't try to cover up your swears by saying things that sound similar in a pathetic attempt to make it look like you're not swearing while making it blatantly obvious what word you're saying.

I also hate it when policies against swearing are put in place with the pathetic reason of "protecting children" as if putting 4 letters together could somehow cause physical harm. EVERYONE is going to hear or see a swear word at some point in their life, and to date, there has never been a recorded case of someone dying as a direct result of hearing or seeing a 4 letter word. If swearing bothers you that much, then take two nails and jam them into your eardrums so you won't hear anything because I'm not going to stop swearing just because someone is bothered by a certain aspect of my vocabulary.

i curse a LOT

i think its my way to un-gay-ify my eloquentness, or else i'd sound totally gay, and i dont want that


i dont curse much in english tho, cus it doesnt become me :]