Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I am probably being sexist but to hear a woman swear makes me wince and cringe. It seems to take all their feminism away from them.

I think the majority of people let out a swear word now and again but not after every word.

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I'm an F word user, my wife too. And we do it in the company of others that have an appreciation and the ability to do it in style.

(there's mention of the C word above ... no never)

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I take it you mean FLIP there

I'm the same with Sugar or Shoot as being a great way of expressing ones displeasure especially when said with appropriate emphasis on the Shhhh.

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I once worked in advertising and my boss was a woman who occasional used the Bollox word as a one word response when things went wrong or someone was trying to pull the wool over her eyes.

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Flippin eck ... that sounds a bit coronation street

Sugar! there's only one S word to express ones displeasure

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I know and I save that for very special occasions

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I am not so keen on people swearing a lot in general conversation, I really do not like the C word either (not Colin, the other one) either spoken or even in typed online conversation. If you have to constantly swear it indicates you vocabulary might be lacking a bit

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I loathe swearing and vulgarity. There is absolutely no need for it. I do not use it myself, nor do I allow others to use it in my home and I will walk away from anyone who uses it other situations.

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

I had a neighbour who swore like a trooper. Every other word was an F word. She never modified her language whatever the occasion and I have heard her swearing just the same to neighbours, teachers at her kids school, shop keepers etc.

She has a heart of gold though and I think she swears so much that she doesnt even realise she does it. Amazingly her four kids have all turned out lovely and I have never heard any of them swear. One son was my son’s best friend and he nearly lived at our house in his teens and he was a lovely lad. He is a restorer of specialist cars. Another son is a Manager of an engineering company, the daughter is a solicitor and the last son is an Area Manager.

her foul language definitely didnt rub off on her kids.

Re: Swearing and rudeness in general

... funny isn't it? Gutter language some call it, yet the upper classes do it (with somewhat more grace).