Do you curse?

Oh, good God yes although not in front of my grandchildren.

A funny story, when Matty was about 4 years old, my daughter and him came shopping with me.
I dropped something and said "Oh Sugar" Matty turned around and said, "No Nanny it's $hit." I near died laughing.
 

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Funny story: My Aunt, who was also my godmother, was a colorful person.
She worked hard, smoke, drank, gambled, always had her hair, nails and toes done. She was very glamorous with beautiful clothing. Only the best would do for her. When she died in 1985, people spoke at her funeral mass....oh, she also went to church most Sundays. One person told the REAL story of her life. As she talked about Aunt Rose, she mentioned all of the above, and added, "and her favorite word was the "F" word." That elicited lots of giggles, even from the priest.
 

Do you curse?​


At select times, yes

The Germanic parts of the English language offer several satisfyingly guttural options with which to choose.
'Oh my' isn't one of them

I've got renegade friends that seem to think the 'F' word is an adjective for most every sentence.

I'm a bit more selective.......like when hitting my pinky finger with a hammer

And when I use it, it's rather loud
Quite satisfying, I might add
 
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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I'm afraid so, (maybe too often, but it does depend on the company I'm in).

I once met a farmer giving a guided tour to a group of well educated townsfolk of his very impressive and efficient farm. He swore almost every other word, but appeared to offend no one, "it was just his way", (and he wasn't about to change!).
 
My parents seldom cursed. I didn't curse as a child. As I grew into my late teens and twenties, the occasional sh!t would pop out. My aunt didn't like cursing, and she would say, "Use your words." "Auntie, sh!t is a word." >> https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shit << As I grew older, I cursed more... and that's where I am today. 😊 Not everyone I know uses foul language, but most do. I try to curb myself around people who have very delicate sensibilities.

"For many, the use of obscene language isn’t just a sign of boorish behavior — a common assumption is that people swear because they lack the vocabulary, education or even intelligence to express themselves in other ways. In other words, when language fails, we curse."

“It’s a form of linguistic snobbery,” says Jay, referring to the presumed link between swearing and intelligence. “It’s a cultural stereotype. But the more I became sophisticated in language studies, the more I realized that every language scholar knows that’s not true.”

“People who are good at producing language are good at producing swear words,” adds Jay. “It’s not because they don’t have language — it’s because they have a whole toolbox full of words.”

According to this article, I must be brilliant! 👩‍🎓 😁

https://www.discovermagazine.com/he...mouth-swearing-could-actually-be-good-for-you



Bella ✌️
 
I do not, in public, but I sure do when someone cuts me off in traffic. My partner and I sometimes curse about some topic when we are having a conversation, but only alone. I think the fact that I don't curse in public has a lot to do with my Baptist upbringing, but even though I am no longer religious it still sticks with me. Frankie Valli's "Swearin' To God" used to hurt my ears when I was in church. :ROFLMAO:

Anyway, it seems that people who curse are actually more intelligent, so for those who don't... **** Off!

https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-intelligence-not-less-say-scientists
 
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