Kevin's Watch

Loremaster wrote:...I'm not condoning it, nor would I swear. Perhaps it is the context of its use that offends.

As I've probably said elsewhere, it really doesn't bother me unless it's aimed at somebody specifically. If it's just a part of the flow of thought/words, I leave it alone.

Funnily enough though, despite the fact that I almost never swear when posting, the only difference between what you read here, and the way that I talk in real life, is that when I speak, (as opposed to writing), I swear all the time. The rest of my vocab is unaffected, but interspersed with many, many swearwords.

And when I say all the time, I mean so much that I often tell myself that I swear far too much. Don't seem to be able to do much of anything about it, it's a habit that I can't break, and don't really care about breaking when it comes to that. And the reason it doesn't affect my writing is that I think about my words when I write. I choose them far more carefully, perhaps because they are, to all intents and purpose, more permanent.

When we get right down to it though, swearing is a remarkably effective/satisfying way of expressing strong emotion. But I think that in general, swearing has lost almost, if not all, "shock" value. As soon as "swearwords" were included in dictionaries, we saw the beginning of the end of swearing as "shock tactics".

And let us not forget that as our culture evolves, so too does our language. "Penis" was once the Latin slang term for the male reproductive organ, and considered to be a word used by "commoners". Now it's the medically accurate term. What else will change?

--Avatar

Very good points, Av!

Myself, I rarely swear in person - and the way I write here is the way I speak. However, when I get angry or depressed I tend to swear a bit.

I swear a lot in writing, just not here.

I sware, then I am angry

I think everyone has too much time on their hands .......

Murrin wrote:And Syl - no one finds the word 'bugger' offensive any more.

My mum does But then she finds "crap" offensive. Hell, yesterday I said "poo" within earshot, and she was offended by that!

CovenantJr wrote:

Murrin wrote:And Syl - no one finds the word 'bugger' offensive any more.

My mum does But then she finds "crap" offensive. Hell, yesterday I said "poo" within earshot, and she was offended by that!

Heh heh heh....0ur mom's must be related.

He he he

Maybe all our mums are related. Thats are common

i swear quite a bit at work, tends to get their attention.

It's that we're all candidates for the nuthatch I tell you!

18 out of 19 survey participants agree.....

We all sware. This is what we have in common

kevinswatch wrote:
I thought .... Nom ....-jay

RRRUNNNNN!!!!

My bad.-jay

If I have to send my puter how for repairs I'm sending Jay the bill!!!

Send Jay the bills!

Someone could send me some $20 bills. The more the better.

I could give you £10.

ChoChiyo wrote:Someone could send me some $20 bills. The more the better.

Post your address!!! Or do you take paypal?

Hee hee....I could take paypal....

And I could probably use a few quid as well...

Hee hee

I'll be in Lisbon for a few days if anyone wants to send me some Euros...