Cursing

[PolishStevieFan]

From time to time every one of us likes or has to curse a little. It's very interesting why certain words become considered as "not appropriate" or "less elegant" in the course of daily conversations. While I do think that swearing in general can be a way of verbal agression, still there are times when you just have to use some of the bad words to emphasize your mood or emotions. In Poland there are many such words but the one that is the most popular is: "kurwa" (which means "bitch" but is generally used as a expression of everything that upsets or irritates you). I wonder how often You use such words to express Your states of mind. So, let's curse a little :)

[chriskisn]

Apparently I'm not allowed to swear anymore due to having a one year old. Every time I do swear I get told off by the wife. So I need some creative words.

I guess she doesn't want a one year old boy saying "f***ing c**t???? :shocked:

[TrueFaith77]

I swore on twitter for the first time yesterday. It was very liberating.

[PolishStevieFan]

Yes, for me sometimes it does the same thing...It's very liberating.

[Dodfather]

I think the f word is the best word in any language. It's so versatile and expressive. No other word like it!

[gfd1963]

I think the f word is the best word in any language. It's so versatile and expressive. No other word like it!

I have to agree with this although I hate it when people use it in every sentence. I often wonder when people use it like that what words do they actually use when they want to have a good old rant and let of steam.

I must say I'm not a big fan of the c word though and hate to hear it in any context. Maybe that's just a girl or age thing though. :shrug:

Gill.

[Aussie W/Heart]

I think the f word is the best word in any language. It's so versatile and expressive. No other word like it!

^^very true.. though i don't usually curse in everyday conversation too often, for me its mainly used when i feel pain eg: stub toe or jam finger in cupboard etc, or whilst driving behind some F##k Wit, that has no idea that he/she is holding up the traffic, talking on the mobile ph & travelling 20km below the recommended speed limit:( then i don't mind doing bit of cursing..:laugh:

[bluefox4000]

I curse depending on who i'm with. Nothing wrong with it. My fav is probably c**t. Lol I love that word:lol:

Mick

[mezzoforte]

I have to agree with this although I hate it when people use it in every sentence. I often wonder when people use it like that what words do they actually use when they want to have a good old rant and let of steam.

I must say I'm not a big fan of the c word though and hate to hear it in any context. Maybe that's just a girl or age thing though. :shrug:

Gill.

Agreed. The F word is great, but becomes tacky with overuse.

The C word is revolting.

[jannieC]

I have a potty mouth and while I got it honestly, it's not very attractive. I certainly don't curse with clients (unless they do first...lol) and I'm <i>trying</i> to watch my language in front of my daughter. The other day, she was looking at something out the window and said, "Oh GOD!" and it sounded just like me. :o She also said "damn" when she couldn't get her shoe on. I asked her to say "oh dear" when she gets frustrated. :laugh:

[olive]

I have tried to be better about using curse word, i have and do use all of them! My favorite is MINGE /MINGER and I try to swear in my head instead of vocalizing it while smiling at the moron it is direct to.

[beccamorrisfift]

I swear a lot in my day to day life, I'm partial to British words such as b**t**d and bloody hell. Because in a weird way I think they make me sound kind of posher. Hahahaa.
I'm also a big fan of making hand gestures at inanimate objects, not really sure why, in fact that's a tad weird. :laugh:

[Silver Springs]

I've never sworn in my fu**ing life..

[TerraRhiannon]

I am so bad at this, (Swearing) and I have to learn to not because I'm a call center agent and that kind of can't be done there unless I'm off the production floor. I guess you can't swear at any job where you work or talk with the public.

There's only one swear word I will not say and I hate when other people use it, and that's the C word. I was reading a Stephen King novel last night & he used that word & even though I have seen it in his books before and it was in a character's context it kind of took me aback. It's not a cute word any way you slice it.

The F word is fun to say though, it's versatile in the fact that it's a:

"Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Abverb enhancing an adjective
Noun
Part of a word"

[vivfox]

I swore on twitter for the first time yesterday. It was very liberating.


I did too!

[vivfox]

I must say I'm not a big fan of the c word though and hate to hear it in any context. Maybe that's just a girl or age thing though.


All women are offended by the C word. I never use it but when I hear it I'm not upset by it.

[vivfox]

In some long ago interview with Stevie(Timespace) she was saying how she never swears in public. She always tries to find another word to use instead. So I took her advice and I hardly ever swear in public. Recently I was complaining how hot it was and I used the F word and someone who has known me for 4 years said, "Mark, I've never heard you swear before."

Like bluefox(Mick) said, it depends who I am with whether I swear or not.

And just FYI Stevie was complaining to an interviewer why she wasn't comfortable with the title Sometimes it's a Bi&%h.

[PolishStevieFan]

In many ways Polish "kurwa" can be described as an equivalent of f-word. There are so many people who use it constantly (even if it's not quite needed). I must confess, that too many times I find myself saying this word out in the public, without a special reason just to emphasize my statements. At work I can't swear at all because as a young University teacher I must be well behaved but there are times, when I just wish I could say a bit more than just "sorry Ms/Mr but you're not prepared for the exam again!!!" :)

[kak125]

i have such a bad mouth i cant help it but i am able to control it around my family and co-workers for the most part. every so often though i will be talking to my mom and let an f bomb fly out and then i try to cover it up like i am going to get yelled at - ha ha! i never ever use the c word though. i hate it and i dont like to hear other people use it.

[HomerMcvie]

I swear a LOT! F is great. I'll never understand why apparently all women are so offended by the C word.

However, my favorite word of all time....is douchebag. Oh douchebag, how I love thee!!!:]
It paints such a beautiful picture in my mind...

One of my latest phrases though, is "F me with a chainsaw".

[MacShadowsBall]

I don't curse.

On a rare occasion I might slip out the "d" word or use something in front of the word "a$$", i.e. Big, Smart, Lazy, Slow, etc

I do agree that occasionally a word or two is needed, but going around where every other word is a curse word just isn't good, in my opinion. :cool:

[mezzoforte]

I swear a LOT! F is great. I'll never understand why apparently all women are so offended by the C word.

However, my favorite word of all time....is douchebag. Oh douchebag, how I love thee!!!:]
It paints such a beautiful picture in my mind...

One of my latest phrases though, is "F me with a chainsaw".

You're not part of the group it's applied to. Take it from me--it's offensive.

I certainly hope we all accept that the f----t and n------ are appalling, even those of us who will never be called those words. Why is c treated differently by many men, even though almost all women object to it?

[Silver Springs]

You're not part of the group it's applied to. Take it from me--it's offensive.

I certainly hope we all accept that the f----t and n------ are appalling, even those of us who will never be called those words. Why is c treated differently by many men, even though almost all women object to it?

The F word you mention is a very tricky grey area over here in rainy old Yorkshire because it's an item of food (Basically baked offal "balls") as well as an insult.

[Dodfather]

I swear a LOT! F is great. I'll never understand why apparently all women are so offended by the C word.

However, my favorite word of all time....is douchebag. Oh douchebag, how I love thee!!!:]
It paints such a beautiful picture in my mind...

One of my latest phrases though, is "F me with a chainsaw".

I know what your second favourite word is... haha.

By the way, a female friend of mine makes a very good point when she says that she is not offended by the 'c'word. Instead, she is more offended by the fact that apparently the most offensive curse word refers to the female body - there are far worse things than that! That annoys her.

[chriskisn]

I guess you can't swear at any job where you work or talk with the public.


Well the rule in our job (I'm a carpet sales consultant) is you can't swear unless the customer does first.

So the customer comes in and says "I need to carpet my f***ing house, the f***ing wife wants to put in a f***ing blue carpet, but I don't want any of that s**t."

Then you have to tailor the response to the client. I tend to still tone it down but my manager is very good (?) at joining in swearing with the client.

That may be alien to the Americans amongst us where everyone gets told to have a nice day even if you wish them dead. However, as Australian we don't quite do things that way, and find overly patronising service annoying. If I walk into a shop and someone calls me Sir, I will tell them not to.

[chriskisn]

The F word you mention is a very tricky grey area over here in rainy old Yorkshire because it's an item of food (Basically baked offal "balls") as well as an insult.

Yorkshire? Oh god I was born in Sheffield and spent the first years of my life in Rotherham (apparently the teen pregnancy capital of the UK!)

[Macfanforever]

These days its hard to stay away from bad words,Coming from the radio jocks,todays crap music,TV shows not do it,The internet.On here hehehehe.Coming from kids in the stores.Ive been better now since I'm not at the stressed job I was doing.Yes If I do get upset ,The F-bombs will drop hard.I thing George Carlin will be very proud of whats going on with the cursing now these days.