and why do we use them?
2006-12-29 17:46:00 · 7 answers · asked by Starry Eyes 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
What makes 'that' certain word a curse word? Why isn't it like any other word? Makes me wonder.
2006-12-29 17:51:01 · answer #1 · answered by Idolmonkey 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The question isn't "Who thought up swear words?" It's "who thought up being offended by words that simply describe bodily functions?"
P.S. Nobody's answered "because people lack the vocabulary to speak proper English" yet. To preempt them, that argument's bunk. If anything, it goes to show how creative and flexible people are nowadays with vocabulary, and how advanced modern kids are at interpreting subtle nuances and still comprehending the intended meaning,
"F.U.C.K." as an acronym is not the correct etymology of the word. Nobody's exactly sure where it came from, but that theory doesn't hold up to peer review.
2006-12-29 17:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
i think it was raconist americans who started roits n all
but...i dunno how on earth does the present generation learn these words???
i think itz from movies
i think the low class beggars started them
n when they became cool n popular they continued using them
then it became a fad
who knows the truth??
2006-12-29 17:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Big_J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well i no **** ment a long time ago like in midevil days fornicating uneder concint of king. population was low in some countrys so they told thier subjects to have sex to raise it up.
2006-12-29 17:49:36 · answer #4 · answered by paranioa 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
people who dont use them
2006-12-29 20:08:01 · answer #5 · answered by manicdetroiter 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jo mama.
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Because I'm foul.
2006-12-29 17:48:58 · answer #6 · answered by Jade 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Satan ?
2006-12-29 17:55:02 · answer #7 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋