these words acceptable?

Question

Me and my partner are having a debate wheteher the word b**ger is acceptable. In my opinion this is a swear word and not acceptable to be said around my daughter. I dont under stand why this word is more acceptable than the f word, which means a normal physical act or the t and c words that describe certain parts of a womens body. The word b***er means an act that is not morally acceptable to many people and not a natural physical act. Does anyone have any thought on this ?

Answer 1

What country are you from? Bugger is totally acceptable in my country, Australia - it even used to be featured on the Toyota ute ads - one of the most popular ads of all time here.
I think there are worse words than bugger, but i don't even think thats really a mainstream word anymore anyway.

Answer 2

Bugger in Europe is said to be slang for f'd up the ****. The true meaning of the word F.U.C.K (and it should always be spelled like that because is an acronym...) is False Use Carnal Knowledge (or something like that...lol) and they used the acronym f.u.c.k..
I've never been taught to use the c word to talk about my parts. If society considers something vulgar its usually unacceptable. Bugger is not vulgar sounding, does not mean a vulgar thing. People who use the f word are not referring to False Use of Carnal Knowledge thus the use of the word is not acceptable and the person saying it is being a bugger!

Answer 3

We'll come up with some more creative alternative words for you to use on Answers in no time.

I don't think you'll have to worry about the word bugger. It's perfectly harmless.

And I'm afraid that most outside of England won't know what the heck the ''C'' word is.

Answer 4

In UK B***r is used as swear word but is considered quite a mild one.I don't think anybody thinks of the wider use of the word when using it as an expletive.In fact I don't think the majority of people even know the meaning of the word in the sense of a sexual deviation.The other words you refer to are considered rather ruder ,even when used as swear words,rather than in conversation,and would not be used in polite conversation at all.and not normally as swear words either.As regards your child I would avoid swearwords as much as possible in her presence and get used to saying "bother" or Blast when annoyed. I usually get away with saying or similar.

Answer 5

I don't really think those kinds of words should be said around your daughter. She might get in the habit of saying them. the b word isn't really as bad as the f word, but i don't think anyone should use them. If they seem bad enough, just don't use them. You want your daughter to grow up smart and healthy and not use words like that. It is simply best not to teach her those kinds of things when she is young so she wont use them.

Good luck with your dispute.

Answer 6

It's not as though the English vocabulary lacks correct words or better alternatives to say or describe certain people, things, body parts, feeling...etc.etc. why on earth so many low witted people insist on being crude & vulgar really baffles me, at least they have the excuse of being uneducated, badly brought up or simply ignorant. It's when many well educated ones, those who fully aware of what is in bad taste, degrading themselves as well as others, continuously spitting out these foul words Y phases that most annoy me.

Answer 7

I think this just depends on who you are and what kind of family you come from. If you have been brought up to use nicer words such as 'bananas' when your angry, then its fair to see you'll want the same for your children. Personally, my mother says 'bugger' quite a lot and I've never thought anything of it really. I asociated it with the word 'bug' (insect) which is probably a bit naive of me hehe..

Answer 8

I think the B word is much better than the F word. Although neither should really be used around children.

Answer 9

Depends on the age of your daughter. I think it's unacceptable to use any strong language in fromt of children, at least until they get to their teens. (by then, they are usually swearing anyway) I think the word C**T is particularly offensive, when used as an expletive, and I only use it in extreme circumstances

Answer 10

i think it is accepatablr to a cetqain degree. would u rather they swore like all the other kids are saying like the f word or the b word and all the other words u csn think off.