Noticed not many people use curse words.

So… why the fuck not?

  • spittingimage@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I don’t swear often because that makes it so much more satisfying when I do. It’s like rationing out my favourite snacks.

  • paddirn@lemmy.world
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    I see swearing as a spice to be used sparingly in our conversations. You don’t want to overdo it, else they lose their effect, you want them there for a purpose or to accentuate a point. I’m not offended by swear words and curse pretty frequently through the day, but in written communication I try to be a bit more thoughtful with how I apply the shit.

  • Ook the Librarian@lemmy.world
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    Because one of the luxuries of conducting discourse by post is that you have time to choose words that are more suited for your specific intention. When speaking, saying “fucking” is often simply a replacement for “uhh”. At least, it is for me.

    How a sentence with swearing is perceived is wildly unpredictable. For example, “science: it works bitches” was a comic and tshirt by Randall Munroe. Not for a second when he wrote that did the sexist interpretation of “ladies, start trusting science” enter his head. I’m not saying that is a lesson in not swearing. I’m just saying swears tend to have loads of meanings, and they are hard to use unambiguously. In art, ambiguity is often key though. I am against censorship.

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      When speaking, saying “fucking” is often simply a replacement for “uhh”.

      Fucking what now?

      Oh wait…

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    Step one: instead of “Ass,” say “Buns” Like “Kiss my buns” or “You’re a buns hole” Step two: instead of “Shit,” say “Poo” As in “Bull-poo,” “Poo-head,” and “This poo is cold” Step three: with bitch, drop the ‘T’ 'Cause “Bich” is Latin for generosity! Step four: don’t say “Fuck” anymore 'Cause “Fuck” is the worst word that you can say So just use the word, “M’kay!”

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    1 year ago

    It makes me laugh when some people give certain words magical powers. They are just fucking words for Christ’s sake.

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      But certain words DO have power, even if it’s just power attributed by others it’s still power, and it’s really naive to think they don’t.

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        Agreed. Words are what made us different than animals and words describing abstract ideas made us better than other primates. Words are maybe the strongest power we have

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      Given the way humanity works, words generally do and should have power (“profane” or otherwise). If they don’t, what’s the point?

      On profanity, to me it’s a set of special words to break out for emphasis. If I just casually use them, then they lose value as emphasis. If those words were just as mundane as others, what would be the point of their existence?

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    Cursing all the time is like yelling all the time. It loses its effect. That said, If you’re going to swear, don’t fucking censor your words. It’s just stupid.

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    Cursing and not cursing will both get you pretty much no reaction here.

    But… if you self censor curse words with f*** or s***… some lemmings lose their $#!+!

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      Yeah, no idea what OP expected.

      My two cents is that swearing with people you don’t know might lead to misunderstandings, so probably it would be best to keep that shit to a minimum.

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    You are frequenting an incredibly select number of communities.

    Also, discussions tend to be more respectful here than on low bars like reddit, so crutches like swearing don’t come into play as much.

    In my case, my f****** speech to text won’t f****** write out the c*** d*** c*** swear words, which I think is hilarious.

  • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    I swear a lot more irl than I do on here. A lot of a swears value is in the tone you deliver it in, that’s kinda how you communicate which variation/definition of “fuck” you’re actually using, of the huge number of possibilities. This opens up possibilities for humor, expressing subtle (or not so subtle) emotion, etc.

    On here, since I lack that fine control, I tend to just revert to using it as an exclamation. And I just don’t do that often, I don’t use exclamation marks very often either.

    It just lacks the same value. That’s all, really.