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Post by ♫anna♫ on Oct 28, 2012 18:24:04 GMT
I can't stand the f-word! Lately it seems like a lot of UK citizens under 40 can't get a sentence out without the f-word in it! I was especially shocked when I saw the English film: "The Diary of Bridget Jones". Educated people in a company, respectably dressed, but also incapable of formulating sentences without the f-word in it.
Lately I met a guy from California, who also couldn't converse without babbling the f word like a mantra! I brushed him off in a hurry.
I really don't care if people think I'm a Miss Prissie! Foul language is just some kind of bad hygiene in my eyes.
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Post by Hunny on Oct 28, 2012 18:29:57 GMT
That's an interesting way to think of it.
People who use the f word are generally up to two things with it:
1 - they don't have enough self-confidence, they're nervous of being accepted, or being ok enough to be accepted, so they use that word to (amazingly) be acceptable. (among the circles they operate in, it would. It's like saying "I dont take any crap!"
2 - I see people use this word because they lack the education to express themselves, or have things to express...so they substitute f bombs pretty much to fill in gaps.
In general though, it's definitely a sign of lack of self confidence. (and also breeding and education, class)
..Having said all that, I do use that word myself about two times a month. If used sparingly, it can have shock value and so be used for humor (really, it can).
Oh, and anger, let's not forget it's used to express that (though I find if you're making a case, and throw ***k in it, you loose credibility. But...sometimes, if you feel pissed off, it can be the right word. Sometimes. Seldom.
I'll definitely go along with the notion that it shouldn't be used every other sentence all day long. That's grotesque to listen to.
And when I hear kids yelling it on the street, omg, that's awful - dont they have parents at all?
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Post by sadie1263 on Oct 28, 2012 19:26:27 GMT
Oh my.....I tend to not use it that much in public..........but I have times I can't seem to stop using the word........usually when I'm feeling a teensy anti-social............course I always say there were a few sailors in our family wood pile.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 28, 2012 20:43:52 GMT
I can't stand the f-word! Lately it seems like a lot of UK citizens under 40 can't get a sentence out without the f-word in it! I was especially shocked when I saw the English film: "The Diary of Bridget Jones". Educated people in a company, respectably dressed, but also incapable of formulating sentences without the f-word in it.
Lately I met a guy from California, who also couldn't converse without babbling the f word like a mantra! I brushed him off in a hurry.
I really don't care if people think I'm a Miss Prissie! Foul language is just some kind of bad hygiene in my eyes. I don't like hearing cussing and swearing either. The English seem to do it as a matter of course. At least in the area that I lived in. I find is rude, and quite vulgar. I'm not a prude, but I really think it makes the person look stupid and yucky. My dad used to swear a lot, and even back then it made me cringe. I admit an rare swear word might come out of my mouth once in a while, but that doesn't happen often. If I have to talk to someone whose every other swear word is an "F'' or a "S" then I try and get out of their company as soon as I can.
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Post by chips on Oct 28, 2012 20:54:58 GMT
I get a great sense satisfaction if I use it in an anger though it provides both the shock of using the word and the degree of anger you're feeling
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Post by ♫anna♫ on May 17, 2014 2:31:47 GMT
I get a great sense satisfaction if I use it in an anger though it provides both the shock of using the word and the degree of anger you're feeling Dearest Chips, I know you're in that better place with your daughter now and you can't answer me in this world anymore. It sounds like the f-word is for you only something for extreme situations and that's no problem compared to people who use it in every sentence.
My family, my fater, mother, sisters and brother never used the f-word as far as I know. Not once was the f-word ever uttered. I feel the f-word belongs to A ) Uneducated and poverty stricken communities! I cut these people some slack. B ) Multicultural and Morally Relativistic Communities. I've given up here.
I admit I whispered the f-word a few times when I was really hurting, loosing it and out of control.
I read some foreign language erotic novels with the foreign language equivalent to the f-word and didn't feel offended.
Last year some guy from California wanted to get to know me better, but couldn't formulate a single sentence without the f-word in it. He seemed to think he was so intelligent. Wow was I grossed out.
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on May 17, 2014 22:07:33 GMT
I'm not offended when someone uses the F Word. I don't get offended easily or often. I guess I'm thick skinned. If someone says something I consider demeaning or insulting, I tend to see it as their problem, not mine.
On the other hand, I do tend to be somewhat uncomfortable around people whom I perceive as touchy-feely, easily offended, etc. I generally don't want to have to filter everything I say for fear of offending the person I'm conversing with. My wife is much more attentive to other people's feelings than I am. She's forever coaching me with comments like, "Better not talk politics with them, they're avid Democrats," or "She''s very religious so be sure not to mention your atheist views." I basically don't care about any of that stuff, but she does, so I usually comply, grudgingly.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on May 18, 2014 9:06:55 GMT
I'm not offended when someone uses the F Word. I don't get offended easily or often. I guess I'm thick skinned. If someone says something I consider demeaning or insulting, I tend to see it as their problem, not mine. On the other hand, I do tend to be somewhat uncomfortable around people whom I perceive as touchy-feely, easily offended, etc. I generally don't want to have to filter everything I say for fear of offending the person I'm conversing with. My wife is much more attentive to other people's feelings than I am. She's forever coaching me with comments like, "Better not talk politics with them, they're avid Democrats," or "She''s very religious so be sure not to mention your atheist views." I basically don't care about any of that stuff, but she does, so I usually comply, grudgingly. I think it's a case of "linguistic hygiene" and I like listening to people who have good linguistic skills. It's like good music.
Some people aren't turned off if someone skips showering or bathing too much.
I have understanding for people who were denied a good education and grew up on poverty stricken mean streets or in trailer parks. It's depressing when someone with a university degree can't formulate a sentence without the f-word in it.
I blame multiculturalism for the rise of the f-word and other gutter talk. I never heard that word in my family. You would never hear that word in a Black Gospel congregation. A community with self esteem and dignity doesn't use vulgar gutter talk.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 10, 2015 23:22:50 GMT
I don't much like any expletive, To my ears it sounds so coarse. I was waiting for the bus once and a couple of men who were also waiting for the bus, decided to start arguing, every second word ofcourse was the F- word.
It went on and on and in the end I could no longer keep quiet so I asked them nicely to stop swearing, but instead of doing that, they deliberately did it all the more. I then said I would call the police if they continued, so they marched off to the next bus stop. I was lucky I suppose that they didn't beat me up, which seems to happen a lot nowadays.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 11, 2015 17:09:48 GMT
I don't much like any expletive, To my ears it sounds so coarse. I was waiting for the bus once and a couple of men who were also waiting for the bus, decided to start arguing, every second word ofcourse was the F- word. It went on and on and in the end I could no longer keep quiet so I asked them nicely to stop swearing, but instead of doing that, they deliberately did it all the more. I then said I would call the police if they continued, so they marched off to the next bus stop. I was lucky I suppose that they didn't beat me up, which seems to happen a lot nowadays. I'm pretty sure that swearing in public is not a crime.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 12, 2015 8:22:06 GMT
I don't much like any expletive, To my ears it sounds so coarse. I was waiting for the bus once and a couple of men who were also waiting for the bus, decided to start arguing, every second word ofcourse was the F- word. It went on and on and in the end I could no longer keep quiet so I asked them nicely to stop swearing, but instead of doing that, they deliberately did it all the more. I then said I would call the police if they continued, so they marched off to the next bus stop. I was lucky I suppose that they didn't beat me up, which seems to happen a lot nowadays. I'm pretty sure that swearing in public is not a crime. Hi Gibby, I don't know if it is a law of not, but you can complain and they will prevent the person from swearing within earshot of the person who has complained. I will make a point of finding out.
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 12, 2015 8:40:15 GMT
I'm not offended when someone uses the F Word. I don't get offended easily or often. I guess I'm thick skinned. If someone says something I consider demeaning or insulting, I tend to see it as their problem, not mine. On the other hand, I do tend to be somewhat uncomfortable around people whom I perceive as touchy-feely, easily offended, etc. I generally don't want to have to filter everything I say for fear of offending the person I'm conversing with. My wife is much more attentive to other people's feelings than I am. She's forever coaching me with comments like, "Better not talk politics with them, they're avid Democrats," or "She''s very religious so be sure not to mention your atheist views." I basically don't care about any of that stuff, but she does, so I usually comply, grudgingly. I think it's a case of "linguistic hygiene" and I like listening to people who have good linguistic skills. It's like good music.
Some people aren't turned off if someone skips showering or bathing too much.
I have understanding for people who were denied a good education and grew up on poverty stricken mean streets or in trailer parks. It's depressing when someone with a university degree can't formulate a sentence without the f-word in it.
I blame multiculturalism for the rise of the f-word and other gutter talk. I never heard that word in my family. You would never hear that word in a Black Gospel congregation. A community with self esteem and dignity doesn't use vulgar gutter talk. I couldn't bear to be around someone who swears constantly. Before, you seldom heard people swearing in public but now, that is all you seem to hear, especially by teenagers. I shudder!!!
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Post by Scottish Lassie on Jan 12, 2015 8:59:03 GMT
I can't stand the f-word! Lately it seems like a lot of UK citizens under 40 can't get a sentence out without the f-word in it! I was especially shocked when I saw the English film: "The Diary of Bridget Jones". Educated people in a company, respectably dressed, but also incapable of formulating sentences without the f-word in it.
Lately I met a guy from California, who also couldn't converse without babbling the f word like a mantra! I brushed him off in a hurry.
I really don't care if people think I'm a Miss Prissie! Foul language is just some kind of bad hygiene in my eyes.
I don't like hearing cussing and swearing either. The English seem to do it as a matter of course. At least in the area that I lived in. I find is rude, and quite vulgar. I'm not a prude, but I really think it makes the person look stupid and yucky. My dad used to swear a lot, and even back then it made me cringe. I admit an rare swear word might come out of my mouth once in a while, but that doesn't happen often. If I have to talk to someone whose every other swear word is an "F'' or a "S" then I try and get out of their company as soon as I can. Hi Dayana, I'm like you, I would have to get away as quick as I could also.
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Post by ♫anna♫ on Jan 12, 2015 22:07:41 GMT
I don't much like any expletive, To my ears it sounds so coarse. I was waiting for the bus once and a couple of men who were also waiting for the bus, decided to start arguing, every second word ofcourse was the F- word. It went on and on and in the end I could no longer keep quiet so I asked them nicely to stop swearing, but instead of doing that, they deliberately did it all the more. I then said I would call the police if they continued, so they marched off to the next bus stop. I was lucky I suppose that they didn't beat me up, which seems to happen a lot nowadays. Great that you could stand your ground, but that sounds risky. Heavy swearing and clear thinking are opposites IMO.I'm very impressed by this "No Cussing Campaign" started by a then 14 year old boy. www.nocussing.com/
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Post by Emerald on Jan 13, 2015 16:29:58 GMT
It seems to be a common 'habit' now more than anything else and well done to him starting a campaign against it!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2015 18:06:23 GMT
I dislike profanity.
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Post by SKITLER on Jan 18, 2015 15:55:26 GMT
its a bit hypocritical to say swearing is done with/by
self confidence issues
breading/class
bad/lack education
its rude and vulgar
then admit to doing it on occasion in the guise of humor
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Post by DAS (formerly BushAdmirer) on Jan 18, 2015 15:59:44 GMT
I just watched the Academy Award Best Picture nominee "American Sniper."
Lots of use of the F Word there but fully understandable given their circumstances.
When your buddy just got his head blown off right next to you, I doubt you'd be concerned about decorum.
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Post by SKITLER on Jan 18, 2015 16:17:05 GMT
I don't much like any expletive, To my ears it sounds so coarse. I was waiting for the bus once and a couple of men who were also waiting for the bus, decided to start arguing, every second word ofcourse was the F- word. It went on and on and in the end I could no longer keep quiet so I asked them nicely to stop swearing, but instead of doing that, they deliberately did it all the more. I then said I would call the police if they continued, so they marched off to the next bus stop. I was lucky I suppose that they didn't beat me up, which seems to happen a lot nowadays. I'm pretty sure that swearing in public is not a crime. it is a crime in some us states
and here in the uk
www.askthe.police.uk/content/Q675.htm
its a breach of the peace or public order offence
it wont get you banged up
more likely fined or bound over
but calling a police officer a pleb can get you in more trouble than you bargained for
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plebgate
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Post by Deleted on Jan 18, 2015 16:39:05 GMT
Thanks for that information , it seems unlikely that you would be arrested if you were merely swearing while having a conversation that was within ear shot of someone. intention is the key. i am sure the police have better things to do with their time!
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