I mean, its just a word right? who made the rule that the words had to be soo bad?
2007-03-08 11:50:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
I'm not sure but my friend was suspended for the day for saying "****"
2007-03-08 11:58:27 · answer #1 · answered by playahater321 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would probably depend on what context these words are used in...I think most people can distinguish the difference when these words are used as a negative connotation and not in just passing...
but to some..... any swear word used in any context is considered bad form .....they considered the use of these words as an insult....than to others who might not take things in such a literal context... the usage of these words has no effect on them......
I really don't know who decided these words were in bad form....my guess would be that most of these swear words probably started out as an abrasive way to insult another...hence, the bad behavior was associated to these words and the words than became "bad" to use....just a guess...
2007-03-08 20:26:41 · answer #2 · answered by LeftField360 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are a way of saying you don't respect your listener.
It's never the sounds- but the symbol. So why talk if words have no meaning?
If you set out to communicate something and someone gets the wrong idea, then YOU have failed. Try again, use other words, until you get a response that you were looking for.
Swear words often mean you are looking for a fight.
2007-03-08 19:58:50 · answer #3 · answered by Hal H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because they can be generally offensive or a personal attack. I don't swear, just something I am not comfortable with. I don't see the need. If a word has a specific meaning then it shouldn't be used as part of a regular conversation.
2007-03-08 20:03:09 · answer #4 · answered by rob_hallock 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know, i got in trouble right here on YAHOO answers for not using a swear word, but using a word that sounded familiar to one. its oversensitiity... and for those of you wondering, i used the word NIGGARD.... which if you look it up it means..
niggard:
Noun
A stingy, grasping person; a miser.
Adjective
Stingy; miserly.
Etymology
Middle English nigard, perhaps from ***, stingy person, of Scandinavian origin.
and u can see its Scandinavian word and from middle english, far before Africans and Europeans had any substantial contact, (thus it is a much older word than the offending word) Yet i was warned, had my comment erased and recieved a stern email....
i find this absolutely obsence, i was censored for not using a swear word.
anyways to answer your question, its oversensitivity
2007-03-08 20:13:48 · answer #5 · answered by Jacques C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most people were raised just believin that cuss words are taboo. So **** the ********, they're all ****heads!
2007-03-08 20:03:26 · answer #6 · answered by kablamkyle 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno. it's bs. the only one left that's still moderately offensice is c*nt.
2007-03-08 19:58:43 · answer #7 · answered by Decoy 2.0 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋