Swering is always gonna happen. Whether people use it or not it's up to them. I swear with my friends when we are talking amongst ourselves because we know each others personalities whether the swear words are added or not. Sometimes they are actually used as jokes. And if we use them negatively is when we are expressing our anger in a way it can be physically harmless to others. Usually if a person is cursing loudly and carelessly I feel that they are uneducated an... read more.
'swear word n. An obscene or blasphemous word'. esp. uttered as an expletive.
Ok I dont want this thread to turn into a list of examples, but I'd be interested to hear your views as to what makes a swear word. What is classed as an indecent word or what offends you, in your view? Are some words acceptable in some cases and not in others? Just use upper case first initial to signify which word you are referring to.
For the most part, I don't consider most of the "bad" swear words different from regular words. In my regular day-to-day speech I utter profanity without even thinking about it.
I consider lots of non-swear words to be much more offencive than certain swear words. For instance, I don't consider the f-word to be necessarily bad if used as an adjective, though speaking about sex and stuff can be innappropriate at times, depending on where and when you are talking. When I am in a public eye, such as posting on forums here, I try not to use profanity because it is thought of as offencive to a large amount of people, but when I'm talking with my friends and stuff (would have said the 's' word there if I was speaking aloud to friends, i.e.) it's different.
So like I said, I consider using regular, non-cuss words, as having more potential for being much more offencive than the use of swear words. For instance, people so blindly describing as something as being gay in a negative aspect pisses me off more than calling someone a b-word or something. I'd much preferred to be called an a-hole or something than be called gay in a negative fashion.
But yeah, Sorry this post is a bit off topic. What defines a swear word, to me, is any word that is offencive to others.
A word's just a word though, right? I don't put any more emphasis on swear words than normal words and I don't get the emphasis placed on "protecting" kids from swear words, finding them offensive. Kids are going to hear "swear words" wherever they are. I mean, what's the difference between words that mean "poo"? They all mean the same thing, right? So why isn't poo considered derogatory, and the others are? There are a few different letters, certainly, but what makes society more receptive to "baby words" like poo when other words are only a few steps away? I'm assuming somewhere in our evolution, expression has become somewhat censored and the necessity to use swear words is coupled with one's moral de-evolution. But why would that happen? Who really cares? Words are only words.
As far as I am concerned sware words are any words that you should not say if you were to talk at a business meeting. To me sware words are any word that is a one size fits pretty much all insult. Words that are used to get around swaring at home and school are also sware words because they are representing the sware word.
Ok I dont want this thread to turn into a list of examples, but I'd be interested to hear your views as to what makes a swear word. What is classed as an indecent word or what offends you, in your view? Are some words acceptable in some cases and not in others? Just use upper case first initial to signify which word you are referring to.
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the fcc has already defined this....haha but i know parents, when bringing up their children have their own.
i got in trouble for saying "shut up". that was BAD whenever my mother heard those two words and it wouldn't even matter if i wasn't even talkin' to 'r
Shut up I don't think is an innapriate word. Swear words have no purpose in this world yet are used everyday. Everyone is exposed to them, but they have no purpose but to harshly insult another person. Some words I am not sure if I would call swear words, but are definitely borderline. Mainly it just depends on how you use it. When you use the word He**, I have no problem with someone describing the place, but any other meanings are too cruel. They are typical words when you think about them. You say dam if you are talking about a beaver dam. Nothing is funny or bad about that. You are technically saying the word. It all just depends.
When I was in like.. fourth grade, I believed that shut up was a bad word. It kinda is, being that it's rude. So I try not to say words like "stupid" or "shut up." I don't count words like "darn," "rats," or "shoot" to be swear words. I don't think anyone does. Swear words, to me, are s**t, c**p, b***h, f**k, and any combination of those words.
If you can't say the word during a conversation with your Pastor/Preacher/Reverand, it shouldn't be used in everyday speech. That's the way I see it.
I look at it the same way. If you can't use it in a conversation with say a teacher, or someone respectful then I wouldn't use it. Doesn't have to be a swear word necessarily but that's my view of innaproprate words. There are also better terms for many of those words anyway that might be accepted but you know you still probably shouldn't go around using them anyway.
As soon as someone swears my attitude towards them changes. If you want to swear do it around people you know well but not in public or to the waitress as it sometimes happens. I feel people who can't help themselves from swearing, are too weak to control themselves I myself do not swear but that does not mean that my friend may not swear around me. If they know me, then they can swear but not in public.
Swering is always gonna happen. Whether people use it or not it's up to them. I swear with my friends when we are talking amongst ourselves because we know each others personalities whether the swear words are added or not. Sometimes they are actually used as jokes. And if we use them negatively is when we are expressing our anger in a way it can be physically harmless to others. Usually if a person is cursing loudly and carelessly I feel that they are uneducated and maybe sometimes cheap. It's all about being respectful. If people respect others they would not allow other to hear them swear unless they are comfortable enought to know that they will not mind. It's all about the listener and their respect. Also about how well you know your listener and if curse words will offend them or not.
Every day, thers a new curse/swear invented, and thats not a positive thing. I have recently found myself Cussing at home more and more every day, i had a freind over, an he brought his little brother, and hes 8, and i/my freind were playing on Xbox Live and i kept saying things like "F*** you (insert stupid name here)" "This is F***ing BullS***" "Im so sick of this F***ing S***" "Go to F-ing Hell (insert another stupid name) "Dude, look at this F***ing Glitcher" "Stupid D*** Zombies!!!" "What the F*** is this" "Go suck a F***ing C***" And many more!...
Now that thats out of the way... i dont think this is a good way, people dont think about it, they just do it , at school its much worse for most people ( not me ) I dont use those words in school except lunch,and PE/towards my Chorus teacher
The meaning of the "F" word as I was told
Your View And Definition Of Swear Words.
hey the actual meaning of the "F" word is
Fornication
Under the
Consent of the
K ing
Well this is what I was told by some teacher and they gave me the history bout it. And the history is that (well I can't exactly remember word for word but to sum it up how I heard it and remember it) back in the 1800's or earlier the king or just plain people wanted boys instead of girls. So when they where "trying to make a boy" they would put a sign up that read fornication under the consent of the king.
As soon as someone swears my attitude towards them changes. If you want to swear do it around people you know well but not in public or to the waitress as it sometimes happens. I feel people who can't help themselves from swearing, are too weak to control themselves smile.gif I myself do not swear but that does not mean that my friend may not swear around me. If they know me, then they can swear but not in public.
i totally agree. It's uncouth and the minute someone swears, i lose respect for them.
Self control is something that everyone should have.
My friends swear and i also tolerate them as we are close and sometimes it helps them to express themself in more clear and personal level that everyone shouldn't know about!
I used to swear when i was young but the minute i realised i am destined for something great in life.,..i decided to model my personality around positive thoughts and actions.
does any one have the complete meaning abt that? the main thing that i want to know is : - how can i
know i really love on a gal - how can i know a gal really love me. any one have any idea? J....