Poll: Swearing

[Gebi10000]

I swear. about 5 times a day at least. fuck fuckedy fuck fuck fuck! I doent hurt anyone , does it?

 

[TheGreatCoolEnergy]

I do, but I feel kinda bad for it.
It's just a bad habit.

I'm in the same predicament

 

[Baby Tea]

Swearing is the same. It portrays an inability to articulate yourself properly. Now, before the quotes pour in saying 'I can articulate myself just fine and I swear!', then allow me to point out the qualifier word 'portrays'. I know there are plenty of articulate people who swear plenty, but it's hard to take them as serious, intelligent people when their vocabulary seems to be restricted to 4 letter words.

actually that's is very wrong, you can swear and be intelligent and have a well constructed argument that contains swear words.

Then the swear words are unnecessary.
If you have a great argument, then there is no need for swearing. So why do it at all? For 'effect'? Then you're insecure about how well-put together your argument is, otherwise you know it can stand by itself. It's not needed. I have never heard a good argument or point that was made better with swearing, but heard plenty that were made silly or stupid because of swearing.

 

[Go Fighting In The War Room]

Um.. i do, but not as much as some other classmates.

One guy would say fuck in every third word, just for shock value.

 

[Twilight_guy]

No. A gentlemen does not need to swear in conversation. On occasion I'll say something but it is generally to emphasize a really important point by adding some shock value.

 

[Infernai]

To answer you'r questions: Fuck yes i fucking swear. And, i lost fucking count of how much i fucking swear in a day..fuck..

 

[Xanadeas]

I swear frequently, it's a rather normal part of my speech. And I get mad at people when they tell me not to swear. As if they have some right to dictate what words I can and can't use. D<

 

[randomrob]

i only mind my language around my relatives and little kids. Swear quite a lot the rest of the time. Usually to make a point.

 

[Lowbreed]

I say fuck a good 150 times just during school. It's a bad habit, but it's also a fun word. Shit can't even come close.

 

[SilentVirus]

I swear out of frustration. Infact I get no relief from swearing as I do from using any other word. Instead of dropping the F-Bomb, just say M'Kay

 

[Azraellod]

I do, but not very often, and I have to have a certain mentality at the time.

I just feel uncomfortable doing it otherwise.

 

[Tonimata]

I swear only when alone, with friends, when mad, and when appropiate, I only do with mild, sometimes made up curses. I under no circumstances would swear in front of someone who is only acquainted to me, or who thinks I'm a nice guy.

Then again, they can't see I believe I'm on fire.

 

[NOT WILL]

yeah I swear if I hit myself with with a hammer or am scared

 

[Superbeast]

Then the swear words are unnecessary.
If you have a great argument, then there is no need for swearing. So why do it at all? For 'effect'? Then you're insecure about how well-put together your argument is, otherwise you know it can stand by itself. It's not needed. I have never heard a good argument or point that was made better with swearing, but heard plenty that were made silly or stupid because of swearing.

Hmm, me and Baby Tea really are on the same wavelength today.

One thought that struck me reading all the replies as to "they're just words, what's so bad about them?" was:

Why do you need to swear? Sure, your argument may still be articulate with or without "fuck" every 7th word, but why put it in there? It is often said it's not to 'make you look cool'...but then why do it, especially when the words are superfluous to the sentence?

As I said earlier, I swear when something goes wrong, I've hurt myself or I'm really angry at someone - but don't do it in normal conversation as best I am able to because otherwise it takes away from the "power" they have as an expletive in times of need.

Mind you, my role-models growing up were people like David Attenborough rather than the current crop of 'celebrities' like 50 Cent which may have something to do with it...that and being middle-class English (foreigners read: being sublimely annoying). Therefore I'm far more likely to listen to a rational, non-expletive argument as the alternative comes across as being from someone hostile and unwilling to debate or perhaps unsure of their facts/standpoint (or maybe that's just the internet-thing, I don't really debate people outside of the internet/Uni and in Uni the amount of swearing in an argument is nil, but online the second someone has a disagreeing opinion or sheds doubts on the facts presented in the initial argument the swear-words come a-flying from someone on the 'net).

Anyway, I've forgotten what I was rambling about...oh yeah!

If swear-words are just words and indifferent to any other, why do you feel the need to drop them into every conversation/sentence instead of equally-emphasizing non-expletives?

 

[FightThePower]

I swear all the time but I'm very good at stopping when I need to. I don't really have a problem with swearing, I don't get people who refuse to say '****' or something.

 

[Deadpoolsbrain]

Cursing isn't bad they're just words. It's also been shown people cursing can stand more pain then people who don't, that said I curse when I feel the need too which is quite often.

 

[Anarchy In Detroit]

I swear constantly. It isn't from a lack of vocabulary, my reading level was tested in middle school at graduate school level. I choose to speak this way because I fucking like it god damnit. That I'm from the Northern US where generally people don't get upset over swearing. Part of my family is from down South and they get all pissy if you swear in their presence.

I don't swear around little kids or old people. Only rules.

 

[The Kangaroo]

Fuck off! who do you fucking think you fucking are, fucking telling people to fucking stop fucking swearing and shit!?

OT: Yeah I think I swear a little yeah

 

[Et3rnalLegend64]

I do only when normal adjectives aren't good enough. People who swear their heads off sounds dumb to be, honestly.