swearing

[scorpio17]

why do some people feel the need to swear in everyday conversation i am by no means a prude and on ocassions swear myself, who does'nt? but it seems just recently a couple of people i have been in conversation with have used the f word every other word, cant understand why they need to swear this often.

[rachela500]

My partner is the same. He says "F" this and "F" that. He is so used to saying it that he doesn't actually realise he is doing it. I am always having to pull him up on it. Hopefully he will get out of the habit soon!

[spacechimp]

Are you sad that when you swear nobody gasps? Try cramming lots and lots of swear words together along with the name of some farmyard animal. Example:[edited by ab]GASHFACED DONKEY"

[madein1978]

When you feel the world is getting the better of you, theres nothing like a good shout and swear session to straighten things up.

[PatriciaH]

I agree scorpion, go in the pub and its f this f that- theres no need

[shaneystar2]

There is no need for it in everyday conversation. If you cannot hold a conversation without cursing then I despair.
Sometimes it's all you hear these days ..in shops ....walking along the street..on the bus and so on.
If I want to curse I do it in private.And as for hearing women F and blind ..especially in front of their children..words fail me.

[campbellking]

Have tried to give up swearing for Lent, but am failing every time I drop something on my foot, bump into something etc....

[scorpio17]

believe me madein 1978 when im angry i can let a few choice words go, but i still dont understand why some people need to swear every other word, maybe next time someone i am talking to does it i will ask em. it might be it makes them feel big and brave or just they cant think of any other words to use.

[Mudman]

I picked up (when I was young) that the word "Pavillion" was... Well, about the worst thing you could call someone.

Now, allthough i've not heard it said for some time, It can still send a slight shudder through me.

It made me think about how bizarre it is to be offended by a single word.

[spacechimp]

Shaney, you sexist.

[Lonnie]

I totally agree with you scorpio, too many people think they've got the right, (freedom of speech), to swear, regardless of the offense they cause. There was a lad in the news, yesterday I think, who was heard by a policeman/woman, to swear in a private conversation, and arrested, let off in the end, but he should have been made an example of, because even though it was a private conversation, he showed no consideration for others in earshot.

[Drisgirl]

I could make a sailor blush - I make no apologies for that.I have'however never sworn in front of my mum and dad.

I think its a case of control and respect.I can suss right away people who would be offended and I dont swear.I do however otherwise and thats my choice - cos I just see them as words personally and I quite like them - very descriptive.

P.S I can articilate perfectly well but I like the earthiness of a good eff ( word -I mean):)

[andy-hughes]

It is a matter of context. Swearing in anger is a good release of tension, but increasingly, this language is used as everyday speech. I am sure if you asked someone who is effing and blinding to stop, they would be genuinely confused, and not know what you are talking about.

It is a generational thing - I am old enough to remember when it was genuinely shocking to hear four-letter words, now it is seen as a normal way of speaking - but I still find it makes me uncomfortable.

I can and do swear in my office, which is full of like-minded adults, but never ever at home, or in company - it is a matter of respect for others.

The increasing illiteracy of young people is illustrated by occasions when they swear, as a conjunction, and then grope for the word they want because they haven't mastered the art of coherent sentences - i.e., "I saw Fred the other day and he was f"c=ing ..... f*c=ing ....er ...."

Now that is a sad indictment of people .

[mitt]

**** *** you silly *******!!!

[joko]

shaney - don't pull that women shouldn't swear crap! this isn't the 1950s!

we are allowed to swear as much as any man - to be offended by a women swearing is pathetic.

i agree its pointless and unnecessary in ordinary conversation and perhaps not in front of the kids but adults are adults regardless of gender!

[Se7en]

I cannot say a sentence without swearing. I dont even notice that i do it.

[spacechimp]

Se7en, your last post must have been a great achievement for you :P

[spacechimp]

I think being arrested for incivility though, Lonnie, is outrageous. Swearing is so commonplace that it shouldn't really offend anybody nowadays.

[shaneystar2]

Well I am sorry if you think I am old fashioned ..and I am female by the way ..but there is a time and a place for everything and when I walk round a supermarket and hear women tell their kids to "shut the F up.." I cringe.
I don't think you need to swear and curse to get your point across.

[spacechimp]

Where's the time and place for cannibalism then shaney?

[Dolly1308]

Bit of a sweeping statement spacechimp ...it shouldn't really offend people these days ! Why shouldn't people be offended by swearing ?I agree with shaneystar I find it offensive in most situations .And to hear a mother tell her child to " shut the F... up " is an indictment of her and her standards .