Swearing - Your Opinion

[wotsits]

As much as I dislike that word, I find it no more offensive than most other swear words. I think they are all equal in my opinion and if Ma Orange heard me swearing, regardless of the word, she would slap me

 

My mum would to. But that word I find that word really grating.

[Darth Vader]

In private, amongst adults who know each other well, that's fine, in my opinion.

 

In pubs, on the street, at footie matches, especially in front of kids, it makes me want to slap the idiot doing it.

[Nagel]

The use of a well judged swear word in the right company is one of the joys of the English language.

 

Here's Stephen Fry talking a lot of sense on the subject -

[buck]

not a swearer by nature, I will at times let one go if I've hit my head on something, or the TV got more stupid than normal ( if that's possible ) or the car won't start. I think its a fair alternative to putting the nearest available brick through the TV screen.

[happyhippy]

It doesn't bother me, except in my house, around my kids. If I take them out to a place where swearing will happen (pub, football match, etc), then I accept that they'll hear it, and it's not my place to ask people to moderate their language.

 

As for how I speak, sometimes I'll be saintly, and at others I'll be like a navvy.

[HeadingNorth]

The use of a well judged swear word in the right company is one of the joys of the English language.

 

Since there is no such thing as a well-judged swear word, that's a nonsensical statement. Using an obscenity means by definition that you are not using judgment.

[happyhippy]

Since there is no such thing as a well-judged swear word, that's a nonsensical statement. Using an obscenity means by definition that you are not using judgment.

 

Utterly incorrect. There is always a time, a place and company.

[buck]

Since there is no such thing as a well-judged swear word, that's a nonsensical statement. Using an obscenity means by definition that you are not using judgment.

Am I to assume then that you never get angry. If so I envy you to some extent, but I like people who are a little more volatile and a little less perfect:)

[Halibut]

Since there is no such thing as a well-judged swear word, that's a nonsensical statement. Using an obscenity means by definition that you are not using judgment.

 

Nonsense; there are times when only a swear word will do and moreover, times when the choice of swear word is absolutely crucial.

[Halibut]

The C word is a horrible word though in itself.

 

It can sound very ugly, but I believe that there are contexts when it's exactly the right word to use.