Do they think it gets their point across any better?
2007-10-14 09:05:46 · 60 answers · asked by mistickle17 5 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Because they have poor language skills, have got into a bad habit too lazy to change, or think it sounds cool. It doesn't get the point across any better. In fact you get your point across better by being articulate, having your facts correct and speaking in a pleasant tone of voice.
2007-10-14 09:10:43 · answer #1 · answered by Terri W 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I'm originally from the East End of London. People swear there, it's the way it is.
I've now moved to Kent and a woman here swears like a trooper (often at the primary school when dropping off or picking up her kids)
I have no problem on the street but schools are different.
I swear, don't get me wrong but there's a time and a place, especially for the "C" word. That should only be used when you REALLY mean it.
2007-10-14 09:31:54 · answer #2 · answered by Paula R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its a habit that they dont make any effort to break. it starts off as something teens do to try and sound big and ''cool''.. but also covers up their inability to express theirselves adequately.
Its not that long ago that if you were in a pub and someone swore in front of a woman they would apologise. It was a sign of respect ... and I think thats another reason behind this bad habit, people dont seem to have respect for anyone including themselves. I can't quite beleive that a person can be comfortable and happy with the fact that they cannot string a sentence together without swearing and not recognise it in themselves.
2007-10-14 10:05:07 · answer #3 · answered by annie 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 07:20:41 · answer #4 · answered by irish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Speech is not about making a point. That is a luxury of the middle classes.
Swearing is about emotion. It may be repetitive and not clever enough to amuse us...but it is honest!
So before you condemn habitual swearing...it is at least more honest than the poison that politicians spout on a daily basis!
2007-10-14 09:10:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They have a small vocabulary. I tend to just hear the swear words and not the point they are trying to get across. I always find people who swear more also tend to shout more.
2007-10-14 09:15:52 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Its where you live I think too. I came from Rochester, NY and everyone swears all the time, coming to California, people talk like they are on the Brady Bunch out here.
2007-10-14 09:09:20 · answer #7 · answered by Maddy Jinx 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is just a habit. Just think of it this way -- some of us have accents; some of us use 'uh, um' and other filler words. We started to use them at some point and then they became part of our vocabulary. Likewise, those who swear got those words 'implanted' in their head and unless they work to change it, such words will never leave them! [think of Eliza from My Fair Lady and her way of speaking and the professor's attempts to change it! 'F' words are no different from Eliza's Cockney accents!!]
2007-10-14 09:14:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well you do have a point there. I swear if something get up my nose. But that person has to swear at me first. Then I let rip.
2007-10-14 09:09:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
No not at all. Maybe it makes them feel good and big, which is just really sad and a shame.
Might be their environment, friends influence and where they've grown up / their upbringing. I suppose soon it becomes second nature.
Maybe it's an anger management thing.
But it's not nice to hear foul language, and it doesn't make anyone look big or clever.
They should take some lessons from 'Flanders' from the 'Simpsons'.....skipskiddlydoodly ! lol !
2007-10-14 09:16:02 · answer #10 · answered by lilmissnaughty 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋