I don't curse because I don't like to. But when I do people know something is up and change behavior quick. I like to think my lack of cursing gives undue weight to my cursing.
Think Ned Flanders cursing, you just know something is wrong.
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It's kind of the other way around for me. If I get all formal about explaining a situation to someone they know they fucked up big time. If I just say "hey fix this shit" they know that A: it's not that big of a deal and B: I think they're intelligent enough to know what "this shit" is on their own.
This is the best reason to not needlessly curse. Because once you do, shit's serious
I like the opposite: you know it’s serious because I stopped.
Personally, I don't see the point in separating curse words from regular old everyday words. Most people who "don't curse" usually just substitute curse words: crap instead of shit, freak or screw instead of fuck, dang instead of damn. Their intent is the same, so what's the difference, really?
That's why I don't use those hecking substitute words either.
I use both. (A) For whenever I'm around someone who doesn't do curse words, cause I'm not a dick. (B) I'm kind of contradicting my first comment here, but the curse words and substitutes can have slightly different connotations. Like it's just fun to say "what the H, man?!". But "what the hell, man?!" sounds more serious and angry to me.
I've always argued that "curse words" have a certain emotion and gravity that you just can't get otherwise.
Yes, I can get my point across without swearing but fucking hell does it come across stronger when I do.
"I don't curse because I have a big vocabulary."
"I guarantee, my vocabulary is fucking bigger because I also use swear words, dipshit."
This quote lives in my head rent free
Doom's insults stand above all others!
Well, Karen, if you had higher than a 6th grade grad in the English language, you'd know what an intensifier or exclamation was. But you do not, so I'll use a simpler explanation that you can understand. You, lady, are a fucking idiot.
When I curse, maybe 98% of the time the reason is just making something I say funnier (or trying to make anyway).
Maybe 3% of the time when I curse because there's something awful going on, I use the f-word.
I need to be reeeallly pissed to slip that one out!
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EDIT:
I once heard about a research. Two guys had their hand put in ice. The other one swore lots, the other one less often.
They learned that the person who curses less often gets to release more stress through cursing than the other.
What about the other -1% of the time?
Confusing, eh?
98 out of 100 curses would be to make something more funny.
Now take that 2 that are left. From THAT 2% left, I use the f-word maybe in 3 out of 100 cases 😁
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So, in the end, the chance of an f-word would be something closer to 0,06% (if I did my math correctly)
Yeah, you did the math right.
But I'm MURICAN 💪🦅🍔🇺🇸🔫🎆🏈🚛 so it's 0.06%
https://mcla.edu/Assets/MCLA-Files/Academics/Undergraduate/Psychology/fluency%202015.pdf
Leaving this here for anyone who fucking needs something to slap any dipshit in the face with if they try to use that "poverty of vocabulary" myth against you because they have a puritanical crucifix crammed up their keester. Fuck them sideways all the way back to the playground to school their ignorant asses on the fact that the use of profanity and expletives in general speech is a sign of great command and mastery of the language.
(and yes, this post was a fucking masterpiece of example for the topic, thank you)
"Generally, variables associated with knowledge at the lexical level versus those associated with use need to be better defined."
These studies do a decent job of showing that people who know a lot of curse words generally have good overall vocabularies. I am sure I could write down just about every imaginable English curse word, and many in other languages, if given a pencil and paper and adequate time. However, I very rarely actually use a curse word in everyday speech, and these studies do a terrible job of distinguishing between those who know the words and those who use the words.
"Fuck" dates back to 1568. "Cunt" dates back to 1325. Not only that, it came before "vagina."
I'd say we've earned the historical credit to use those words in 2023.
A good combatant understands the use of every weapon available and discerns what’s best for the situation.
Let's try, "you are deficient in a way that suggests it's not your fault, but it clearly is."
Because saying "You are also idiot" is one thing.
Saying "You are an idiot who is having intercourse" is another.
My brain just does this automatically.