Do you curse?

Leann

Leann

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My Mother used to tell all of us when we were kids that 'cursing is the language of the uneducated'. She meant that rather than using foul language, find better words to express what you're trying to say. So we rarely, if ever, even said the most mild expletives in her presence.

Even at this age, I don't curse very often but whenever I do, I think of my Mom and wonder if I should pull up a dictionary and find some intellectual way of calling the person that cut me off on the road something else other than "A***ole":LOL:
 

Leann said:
My Mother used to tell all of us when we were kids that 'cursing is the language of the uneducated'. She meant that rather than using foul language, find better words to express what you're trying to say. So we rarely, if ever, even said the most mild expletives in her presence.

Even at this age, I don't curse very often but whenever I do, I think of my Mom and wonder if I should pull up a dictionary and find some intellectual way of calling the person that cut me off on the road something else other than "A***ole":LOL:
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ha!! I knew it.. sister from another mister... my mother used to say the same thing. ''If you can't express yourself without resorting to bad language then don't speak at all' is what she always said, and I hear her now, when I do swear... :ROFLMAO:
 
Leann said:
My Mother used to tell all of us when we were kids that 'cursing is the language of the uneducated'. She meant that rather than using foul language, find better words to express what you're trying to say. So we rarely, if ever, even said the most mild expletives in her presence.

Even at this age, I don't curse very often but whenever I do, I think of my Mom and wonder if I should pull up a dictionary and find some intellectual way of calling the person that cut me off on the road something else other than "A***ole":LOL:
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Your mother was wise and we should strive for better words.

However, since most us get angry, insulted, embarrassed and disgusted by obscene, crude, profane and explicit language ....we've given those words Power!

Therefore, nothing feels so good during huge anger better than the worst swear words we can think of.

My parents were well spoken and social. But at home, my father's favorites were of the religious kind, or blasphemy.
"Jesus Christ Almighty!" or, "Goddamn". My mother too.

Mom had a special one.. "Sh!t and two is nine". Or worse; if referring to a liar or someone telling a story, as though it was a play... she might come out with "That sounds like MY ASS In Two Parts".

No, they didn't use that language very often, but sometimes, I myself, can swear.
 

Even my DD tells me off when I swear... honestly.. you'd think she was my mother.

I rarely swear.. except when I'm at home alone and I drop something , or I hurt myself.. but the other night I was talking on the phone with DD about something quite serious .. and I said the f word about myself being in a situation I find difficult .. and she said ''language'' ..in a school teacher type voice.. I replied.. well it's enough to make me swear... and she said '' not necessary';... :ROFLMAO:
 
RadishRose said:
Mom had a special one.. "Sh!t and two is nine". Or worse; if referring to a liar or someone telling a story, as though it was a play... she might come out with "That sounds like MY ASS In Two Parts".
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We Brits pronounce ass as arse. Whenever someone is giving me a load of waffle, (talking nonsense) they get: "Will you shut up, you're giving my arse a headache."
 
Murrmurr said:
I swear a lot, in normal conversation and when I'm angry. When I'm angry, I just swear louder, and there are specific swear words I only use when I'm super angry. (the F word isn't one of them; that one's in common use)
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I do use the F word, but in disguise. What I do, is suggest that's it's acronym, by saying: "Sounds like that was: found under carnal knowledge." Inevitably it gets puzzled expressions.
 
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