Swearing

[Caz]

thats very debatable to me Caz, met a lord who swore worse than me.

Well maybe, but presumably said Lord could also hold an intelligent conversation about something, without profanities, which some people of a certain ilk seem to be unable to do these days?

 

[cashman]

Well maybe, but presumably said Lord could also hold an intelligent conversation about something, without profanities, which some people of a certain ilk seem to be unable to do these days?

know what yer saying, but personally that don't make it acceptable, to have no regard fer the presence of ladies don't sit well with me,n i told him so.

 

[MargaretR]

MargaretP - we have discussed this before
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/australians-and-their-use-of-bad-language-32371.html
Different countries both speaking English have different standards

 

[garinda]

I've mentioned it in similar threads but I never heard my dad swear, ever.

If he was really, really angry he'd say 'blood and sand'. It was so rare when he said it, that to me it was just as shocking as if he'd come out with a tirade of the vilest swear words.

It is odd how some words are deemed unacceptable, and some aren't. There was the recent thread about the localised use of the word '******', which is used as a term of endearment in this area, sort of. Yet it's meaning is sexual, like many of the other non-acceptable swear words.

Personally people who swear in public, especially in earshot of women and children, are often the recipients of some non-swearing choice words from myself.

 

[garinda]

Lol, l've been auto-censored!

The rude word I posted, which is sort of acceptable locally, begins with a 'b' and rhymes with 'rugger'.

 

[Caz]

Should have spelt it with an A like I did, lol.

I'm a crafty ******.

 

[MargaretR]

When I was a child blasphemy was also shocking
'Oh my God' was frowned upon
Remember when the BBC wouldn't play My Sweet Lord by George Harrison

 

[SamF]

YouTube - Stephen Fry on the Joys of Swearing

^ Pretty much my view.

Do it and enjoy it in the company of those who happily tolerate it.

 

[jaysay]

Well, being brought up on building sites and used tap rooms in my younger years, I know my fare share of expletives, bu there's a time and place for everything. When I was growing up if I used a four letter word at home my feet wouldn't have touched, that's just the way we were raised, even when my Father was still alive and I was well into my 50s I still used very little dad language when he was around. I can honestly say that I don't use bad language in mixed company, there's no need for and as West Ender said it hows a lack of vocabulary