What do you consider bad language?

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I use the word Screw alot example: They screwed that up. and my mom hates the word so I thought I'd ask WP what do you consider as swear words IMO F-bomb,b***h,and s**t mostly otherwise Ass is sometimes ok and I don't think They Screwed it up sounds bad either.

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Actually, swearing does not faze me. If I had to be careful in front of children, I would use words like fornicate and defecate instead of f*** and s***. I still use the same format (eg: "go fornicate yourself", "this tastes like defecation", "fornicate me!", "holy defecation". When it is done properly it can be very funny.

Swearing has been part of our culture forever And many of the words in, and general use today (geez and gee-wizz) actually have their roots in covering up swearwords.

The way I see it, our current where words are starting to become accepted and it's time for a new set to be invented.

To me, the common curse words simply indicate a small vocabulary and/or lack of imagination.

I'm more bothered by poor grammar.

Agree I am far more offended by the display of mental laziness evidenced by bad grammar than by profanity.

However, I have a better vocabulary than 99% of the people I've ever met and I swear constantly like a dozen drunken sailors in a clusterf**k.

The general swear words, also words like crap and bloody, etc. "Screw" isn't a bad word in my opinion, I say it and my parents don't get mad or anything.

I don't consider words such as "f**k" to be bad language. That's vulgar language.

This is what I consider to be bad language:

The grammar is bad, the spelling is bad, and the question is moronic. It's both bad language and bad use of language.

I am anti-censorship, so I don't think of any language as bad.

there was some new research a few months back that showed swear words can actually be used as a form of pain relief. (dunno if it was physical and emotional or just physical) it explains a lot and may in part explain why people like to use them so much.

i would try and find a link if i knew where i read it but i would assume it is a peer reviewed paper.

The grammar may have been bad but that person brought smiles to a lot of people's faces.

Is that wasteful?

I love the phrase "s**t happens" .

I read an interesting article in Canadian Living a while back (Canadian Living is a homemakers magazine, similar to Women's Day in the States).

Anyway, there was an interesting article, written by a father regarding the use of "swear words."

He advised that he didn't have a problem with his children letting out the occasional "curse" when they, say, stubbed their toe or hit their thumb with a hammer, etc. He figured that this was just a verbal release of tension. He also speculated that the over use of such words built up a tolerance to them. He didn't like swearing, but he didn't get his proverbial knickers in a knot over it either.

On the other hands, he took issue when children (or adults) said, "Whatever?!" or "So?!" in response to another person. He thought that this use of language was diminishing, insulting and would eventually erode someone's self esteem. He DID admonish his kids when they used this kind of language.

I thought he had an interesting perspective.

Me, too! Though, I have had to drastically limit my "colorful" language because I share a house with two young children and their parents believe they shouldn't be exposed. I don't necessarily agree, my parents swore constantly while I was growing up but I was well aware I wasn't allowed to participate.

Swear words of the four letter variety.

Today I was taking this test, and the lady was like "list words that start with *insert letter here*... ANY words" so of course I immediately thought "even swear words, huh?" and so I was like "ASS" "PHALLUS" etc. D: lollllllllllllllllll

F************
I just realized Phallus starts with a P. XD;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; I listed it as an F word. LOL but I didn't list the actual F word. OK I totally failed that test.

Anyway, "damn" is the worst thing I allow myself to say in front of my mom. Except when something sh** worthy happens, like a really loud marmot. (..long story. Well, no, that's kind of the whole story.)

OTL;;;;;;;;;;;;;

Bad language is that used in the inappropriate setting.

For example amongst friends in private anything goes including saying things like "stupid f**king a**hole motherf**king POS, he's batsh*t crazy" but in public I will not use more than "damn" and "hell" and perhaps in a group of adults the word "b*stard" might come out in reference to some truly obnoxious person or criminal, but I would simply never use the F-word in public.

I think the punishment for that should be a youtube of the perpetrator having his/her mouth washed out with soap.

I also think the gratuitous use of swearwords in movies is appalling, and I have been known to walk out, especially if it is PG-13 with kids seeing the movie. There is really no reason for that IMO.