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Do you use language some people consider "foul"?

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Leetman

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Earlier today during a lecture in my Environmental Studies class, I noticed that the guest speaker we had seemed to be using a lot of words that some people might find offensive. This got me thinking, what exactly is it about those words that make some people so standoffish about them?

This got me thinking about how when I was a kid I'd get a strange feeling in my stomach, similar to the feeling one gets from a roller coaster or a swing, if I happened to be around my parents and something sexual or "crude" was said/done. Contemplating this more I realized that the feeling is probably associated with the feeling that you're doing something you're not supposed to be.

So what's your opinion on the use of words such as these in normal conversation? Keep in mind I'm not talking about people spouting off a string of obscenities to be rude/a wannabe thug, just people using words in a normal setting(e.g. "wtf").

Also this is not about censorship on TV etc, so please proceed to PN if you'd like to discuss that topic.

Edit: Forgot to add that I do indeed use these words on a normal basis.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What words was he using?
I don't use foul language a lot, that way it carries more impact when I do.
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Nothing too obscene, the most common words basically.

(a**, sh*t, d*mn, a**holes, coulda been an F bomb or two)

Keep in mind most people there weren't offended I'm sure because it is an extremely liberal school, but it still got me wondering.
 
Depends who I'm talking to. Friends and co-workers, yes, I tend to use more profanity. If I'm talking to my parents, or handling something important, then no profanity.

Heaven help me if I ever spoke profanely in earshot of my grand parents.
 
Originally posted by: BurnItDwn
It depends how often is "commonly."
I usually try to choose the most efficient word whenever speaking.
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This is what I meant when I said not trying to act like a thug, etc. Just using them when they make sense.
 
Originally posted by: Leetman
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What words was he using?
I don't use foul language a lot, that way it carries more impact when I do.
Click to expand...

Nothing too obscene, the most common words basically.

(a**, sh*t, d*mn, a**holes, coulda been an F bomb or two)

Keep in mind most people there weren't offended I'm sure because it is an extremely liberal school, but it still got me wondering.
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It still seems odd for a guest speaker at a college course to me.
 
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Leetman
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What words was he using?
I don't use foul language a lot, that way it carries more impact when I do.
Click to expand...

Nothing too obscene, the most common words basically.

(a**, sh*t, d*mn, a**holes, coulda been an F bomb or two)

Keep in mind most people there weren't offended I'm sure because it is an extremely liberal school, but it still got me wondering.
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It still seems odd for a guest speaker at a college course to me.
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This guest speaker was also a college professor at another school to clarify.

 
It is pretty rare, but I do use it. When I do, you know I'm upset about something 😛

Edit: except on the course, I mutter a LOT of profanity, with only the occasional yell 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Bateluer
Depends who I'm talking to. Friends and co-workers, yes, I tend to use more profanity. If I'm talking to my parents, or handling something important, then no profanity.

Heaven help me if I ever spoke profanely in earshot of my grand parents.
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LOL! Total opposite with me and my parents. My dad not so much but my mum gets right into the swearing and saying some funnah sexual sh!t. I swear the most though, not a huge amount but a lot of words that make people unconfortable. I use 'chin balls' a lot in my descriptions, heh my favorite greetings are pumpkintits and sugarnuts.

I never had grandparents though, I doubt I would say anything bad around them....goddamn walking on eggshells.
 
no

Also everyone that is swearing - the mods can read what you're really typing. Good to see that folks are hanging themselves with the rope that's been given them! 🙂
 
Originally posted by: Leetman
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What words was he using?
I don't use foul language a lot, that way it carries more impact when I do.
Click to expand...

Nothing too obscene, the most common words basically.

(a**, sh*t, d*mn, a**holes, coulda been an F bomb or two)

Keep in mind most people there weren't offended I'm sure because it is an extremely liberal school, but it still got me wondering.
Click to expand...

 
Originally posted by: Leetman
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
Originally posted by: Leetman
Originally posted by: nakedfrog
What words was he using?
I don't use foul language a lot, that way it carries more impact when I do.
Click to expand...

Nothing too obscene, the most common words basically.

(a**, sh*t, d*mn, a**holes, coulda been an F bomb or two)

Keep in mind most people there weren't offended I'm sure because it is an extremely liberal school, but it still got me wondering.
Click to expand...

It still seems odd for a guest speaker at a college course to me.
Click to expand...

This guest speaker was also a college professor at another school to clarify.
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It's college. Almost every student there is an adult (granted many are still children mentally emotionally/mentally). As an adult to adult it really is no different than normal conversation. Once again what is important is the discussion at hand, the class, the context, etc.

What if someone decided Ketchup was a bad word..etc. Any word can be obscene. Like those dumbass racist 14 year old twins calling persons of color "MUD". That's just as racist as N***** etc. It's all symantics.
 
I've been trying to curtail the amount of profanity I use. Not necessarily because I find it rude, but because profanity in normal conversation is almost always used as either a substitue for a more concise word (ie "sh!t" being substituted for just about anything) or as a verbal pause.

I still use profanity where it's appropriate, but I try to fit it within the framework of proper grammar.
 
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