swearing.....

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How much do you swear?

  • I swear a lot. A whole 🤬 lot!

    Votes: 72 63.2%

  • Sometimes, in desperate situation....

    Votes: 17 14.9%

  • Rarely, i try to keep it to a minimum

    Votes: 22 19.3%

  • Never :)

    Votes: 3 2.6%
  • Total voters
    114
When I'm driving alone is probably when I swear the most. I swear excessively, and I don't like that at all. I've tried to quit in the past(I'm gonna try again after reading this post). Other time I swear is when I'm playing basketball.
 
I'm suddenly reminded of this commercial:



"What the French, toast??"

And do I curse? Yes, yes I do.
 


This is a great ad too.

I swear more than I should. Mainly at work. I try super-hard not to swear in front of my children, and have been pretty good. Having them in the car while I'm driving is particularly hard.

My father swears a lot, and when he calls me while I'm driving I have to tell him if the children are with me, otherwise he'll be effing and blinding all the way through.

The amount I used to > The amount I do > The amount I should.
 
GilesGuthrie
My father swears a lot, and when he calls me while I'm driving I have to tell him if the children are with me, otherwise he'll be effing and blinding all the way through.
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My dad does that.

He commented to my brother that his car was covered in "Bird crap". My brother pointed out that his grandson was in earshot and he should say something else "Like "Doo doo"."

"Okay," said my dad. "My car's covered in Doo doo crap."
 
I swear at work alot, but usually under my breath. I try not to swear too much when I go out because I worry about how I may look to other people. Obviously the odd swear word slips out here and there.
 
EWillis
...To be somewhat serious, I think it's safe to say most people here curse in some way or another.
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I don't.:)

EDIT: Gee whiz, I wonder what this site would look like if there was no swear filter. *Gasps*
:-)
 
I'm an industrial refrigeration mechanic.
The language we speak is very close to the tongue of the sailor.
 
As an ex sailor:
I must admit that I sometimes use profanity.
I rarely drop the f-bomb.
most everything else may slip past my lips, on occasion.
I am working on it though.
 
How about a fundamental question? Who decided which words are vulgar? "Swearing" is using words that have been designated as offensive, but why? 🤬 is just a word, like any other. As humans, we can only make about 25 different sounds with our mouths. How can a specific set of auditory frequencies be considered offensive? This angers me.
 
Kylehnat
As humans, we can only make about 25 different sounds with our mouths.
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Stick two zeroes on the end of that and you're nearer the mark - plus a similar number of ways of moving from one to the next (diphones).
 
I didn't pay very close attention to Psychology 101 (where this concept was brought to my attention). In any case, compared to the number of words that exist in every language, human beings are only capable of making very few sounds. The fact that we can string a few of these together to create "swear words" is perplexing. I imagine people like Maude Flanders and Helen Lovejoy hearing a new word and screaming "PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!!!". 🤬 the children. I'll say whatever I want. I need to go to bed. My brain is scrambled at the end of the work week. I'll return tomorrow with more cogent arguments.
 
Kylehnat
How about a fundamental question? Who decided which words are vulgar? "Swearing" is using words that have been designated as offensive, but why? 🤬 is just a word, like any other. As humans, we can only make about 25 different sounds with our mouths. How can a specific set of auditory frequencies be considered offensive? This angers me.
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Then how can "you're polite" be considered a compliment? After all, it is just a specific set of auditory frequencies.
 
Kylehnat
My brain is scrambled at the end of the work week. I'll return tomorrow with more cogent arguments.
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[Egon Spangler] Sorry, Venkman, I'm terrified beyond the capacity for rational thought! [/Egon Spangler]
 
Oh yes. The F-bomb has never been used but the H-bomb is dropped whenever there is a slight need. And of course, there is the very remarkable Finnish word that I'm not going to mention here. :p
 
UUF-DAH!!
I just remembered an exploration into the F-word about a million years ago...
and Greycap I just have to say "Oww! I just got sarcasm in my eye!":lol:
 
Greycap
Oh yes. The F-bomb has never been used but the H-bomb is dropped whenever there is a slight need. And of course, there is the very remarkable Finnish word that I'm not going to mention here. :p
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:D
 
Nah... that would be the F-bomb for us. But if we're going for a very Finnish word, nothing beats a good and loud "perrrkele..." (shown there with a strongly pronounced and elongated "r", it usually has only one) when things begin going wrong. It has the feeling of power that the others are mostly lacking and I'm a computer guy so I need that word a whole lot. :p

See Wikipedia if you really want to. Not for the underaged.
 
Greycap
Nah... that would be the F-bomb for us. But if we're going for a very Finnish word, nothing beats a good and loud "perrrkele..." (shown there with a strongly pronounced and elongated "r", it usually has only one) when things begin going wrong. It has the feeling of power that the others are mostly lacking and I'm a computer guy so I need that word a whole lot. :p

See Wikipedia if you really want to. Not for the underaged.
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I remember when Juuso taught me a load of Finnish swear words. From looking a a few of the them, I'd say "pää" means head.
 
You guys swear a 🤬 lot!!!....a…hmm...ups I believe I just swore. I have to stop swearing sworn words. It is wrong.

Stop with the swearing, live happy!!!
[This is a advice from the Anti-Swears group. Keep it to a minimum.]
 
🤬 :lol:
And since i'm here, can i ask you older members? I mean i know some of you have children and all, so what do you usually do when your kids start swearing at you? Do you slap them in the face (meaning you scold them) or do you educate them and try to explain the meaning of the word? Or even both!?
 
I never ever used to swear but recently ive started to abit and a really try to stop because when people swear like constantly in sentences (like its just conversation) it really pisses me off. I think its only when I get angry that I let it slip, but we really all shouldn't swear...👍

Robin
 
mnm_bmx
And since i'm here, can i ask you older members? I mean i know some of you have children and all, so what do you usually do when your kids start swearing at you? Do you slap them in the face (meaning you scold them) or do you educate them and try to explain the meaning of the word? Or even both!?
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My kids started swearing when they were almost as big as me so slapping them in the face wouldn't have really worked. And besides it would be a bit hypocritical of me to punish them for something they probably learnt from me in the first place.
 

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