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04 Jul 2012, 1:41 pm

Yeah it is. But apparently not everyone think it is. I say that word all the time myself.


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04 Jul 2012, 2:08 pm

I think swear words have a spectrum of their own, a scale of severity. ''crap'' is the bridge between ''acceptable'' and ''vulgar'' language.


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04 Jul 2012, 3:41 pm

Delphiki wrote:
So you were allowed to say the C word? :wink:

Ass and crap are not bad.


I also see that b*tch is missing. :D

Ass is not bad at all. Why, calling someone an ass might be considered a compliment if you identify with the positive traits of this handsome fellow:
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I find it interesting how some words are swear words or not, depending on which side of the Pond you're on. In an American show or game, they once had a British character (portrayed by an American actor) use the phrase 'kick some fanny'- and you won't like to see people being kicked in the fanny on British television.
I also remember some ten years ago, there was some hubbub on morning television because children's program presenter Reggie Yates said 'bloody' during a live broadcast; he had to apologise immediately after.


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04 Jul 2012, 4:03 pm

sluice wrote:
For women, it is considered low class and vulgar. For men, it is something they say when they are stopping themselves from saying something worse or just to air a mild annoyance.


Not true at all. Crap is my go-to word, and it's not like I'm hurting anyone when I say crap, nor is it making me low class or vulgar. It's the other c-word that's low class and vulgar.

The other c-word is the only swear word I won't use casually. :3


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05 Jul 2012, 11:27 am

It's a synonym for a cuss word, so I'd say it is in fact inappropriate. It's more about the spirit of what you're trying to say. In proper conversation, there is no need for "crap", nor any official cuss word, as you are supposed to convey your point with well-constructed sentences of correctly-used words. Crap is not an official word, as far as I know. It came from the name of the inventor of the flush toilet; Theodore Crapper.

An example might be that I could say; regarding a hypothetical situation where a salesman tells me that I need a huge new furnace to be installed in a cabin in Death Valley, CA:

"He handed me a line of crap, and tried to sell me a furnace when the average temperature is 120 degrees!"

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"He attempted to sell me a furnace under a ludicrous premise, given the climate in Death Valley."

Same message....

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05 Jul 2012, 12:12 pm

It was when I was in the 2nd grade.