2007-01-04 11:10:14 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It depends on the context. To say, for instance, "Brand X vacuum cleaners suck very well" would be a great selling point for Brand X vacuum cleaners.
On the other hand, people have come to use "suck" to mean that something is inferior, as in "This box of cereal is lousy. It sucks!"
(I can't get into specifics about the origin of using "suck" as a negative term, because that usage is R Rated! Sorry!)
2007-01-04 11:28:36 · answer #1 · answered by Gee Wye 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is simple:
Because suck is a verb, depending on what the noun is before, after or part of the phrase. If the noun is directed to possibly a person, or offending something or someone will it be offensive. Otherwise it is also non-offensive too.
2007-01-04 19:48:56 · answer #2 · answered by omiluv 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's just rude (which is not to say that I don't use it - just not in polite company). There are more polite ways to say what you mean without using it. Some of my students are taught at home that it's a swear word..."he said the s-word!!" ...though they also think that 'crap' is the c-word...
2007-01-04 19:41:02 · answer #3 · answered by wiscoteach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋