How often do you swear?

[mashers]

I don't understand why some words are considered to be intrinsically offensive. Surely the implication of offence depends on the context in which the word is used? For example, if I stub my toe and say "shit", why is this offensive? I am simply expressing pain or frustration. However, if I call some "a piece of shit", my intention is clearly to offend them, hence the word is offensive in that context.

So, to answer the question: I often use the words 'shit', 'fuck' and 'bollocks' for emphasis or to express frustration and I don't see a problem with that. I would only use them with reference to a person if my intention was to offend them or to express disdain.

 

[EmanueleBGN]

It's singular that in English "to swear" means both "giurare" (to swear) and "bestemmiare" (to be blaspheme); as for "oath" that means "giuramento" (make a swear) and "bestemmia" (say a blasphemy) - and I've learn only now...

 

[regnad]

I used to swear a lot, but now I'm the father of a four-year-old and I'm a high school teacher, so I have to tone it down.

I still swear more than I should, though, dammit.

 

[raulpica]

I'm pretty tame nowadays, I only swear when I get angry.

But oh boy, I remember when I first was in the UK how I would be pretty much the only one putting "fucking" in every phrase

 

[Jayro]

I swear as much as a trucker, a sailor, and a pirate all rolled into one. And when people say shitty things like "Hey, watch your potty mouth" I just reply back with "Hi, and welcome to an adult conversation. " and I imagine I'm Ross from Friends when I say it.

 

[mashers]

in English "to swear" means both "giurare" (to swear) and "bestemmiare" (to be blaspheme);

'Swear' in English does not share a meaning with 'blaspheme'. They're completely different words with different meanings and different etymology.

 

[hobbledehoy899]

I swear a lot more in real life than I do online.

 

[sarkwalvein]

'Swear' in English does not share a meaning with 'blaspheme'. They're completely different words with different meanings and different etymology.

But even so, it is at least somewhat peculiar that the same word means "jurar" (to make an oath) and "decir palabrotas/malas palabras" (to say a swear/curse word).

 

[MajinCubyan]

I work in a restaurant so i swear every third word when I'm in the back of house. I don't think its bad, people just are easily offended nowadays.

 

[Margen67]

I mostly swear in games, if I mess something up, or something goes wrong.

 

[Yil]

Sometimes I talk to myself, because perhaps I am crazy. In those cases I swear In Spanish quite on a regular basis, in English quite a bit, and in German I don't swear, why would I learn how to swear if the whole language already sounds like swearing /s.
I normally don't swear that much when I am talking to someone else, unless perhaps I am watching an important football match, like e.g. the Argentina-Germany 2014 world cup final, at the time I was in Germany, and the swearing really went over 9000 levels, in all languages.

Everyone talks to themselves.

 

[bitjacker]

my swearing comes out when I start talking to other guys.

 

[SAIYAN48]

All the time in English and Latin

 

[VinsCool]

All the time in English and Latin

What are Latin swear words? I would like to learn them xD

 

[SAIYAN48]

A nice little starting point: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_profanity

 

[PetitMagique]

All the fucking time! Fuck! I just enjoy the way it sounds. It's not bad. I mean "fuck" can be used for so many parts of speech.

 

[TVL]

Just a little more than I realize. I have a hard time trusting people who never swear.

 

[WiiUBricker]

Well in RL I never use fuck, but shit when something does go wrong or when I describe something that annoys me. Online occasionally.

 

[mightymuffy]

Don't forget here in the UK swearing at another bloke is usually a sign of appreciation - in particular, greeting a friend with 'alreet wanker!', or 'ey up, knobhead's here' is certainly a form a friendship, particularly the further North you go....

My level of FPMs ('Fuck's Per Minute) differs greatly throughout the day, usually starting off very low at home in the morning (mondays excepted!) but going through the fukkin roof when at work, then tailing off afterwards. Basically, Home = Low, Work = Sky High, with stuff like on the lash with the lads on a saturday night being somewhere in between. Being a Bolton Wanderers supporter though, well I've been hitting Work levels watching them useless shites all season....

 

[Cyan]

Very rarely, if not almost never.
What the point in doing so ? I wasn't a frustrated child who need to do it now to compensate the miss.
I always tend to be polite and respectful. And there are enough words to express what I want without the need to sound awful.