Margaret I agree with you about the courtesy and manners thing.
As regards to the way words are used, and inflection...I doubt whether some who use these words in every day parlance even know what that word means.
I am just interested to know what makes something a swear word.
For instance, if we used the word Sugar, as you do, often enough, would that eventually be deemed such? Don't get me wrong, I find swearing as offensive as you do, some words more so than others. What i want to know is why do we think this way. Also, why are words relating to the female genitalia more offensive than others? I would never use them. We use names for the male genitalia as a kind of swear word, but these aren't deemed to be as offensive. I don't know Why?
