so, you type "fuck" on the search button you get 2881 results... well, now you'll get one more... :D

 

I wonder if there were 2881 warnings to the members for inappropriate language... :thinking:

hehe it actually crossed your mind to search this....wow you must be totally bored out there or just a completly random person....

I guess...

There is nothing wrong with the word itself - it only depends on the way it is used.

Personally, I think most profanity it completely unnecessary, and it should certainly never be used in an "aggressive" manner.;)

It is also very often an indication of a lack of "proper" vocabulary.........................

:laugh4: you're ridiculous...

 

lack of "proper" vocabulary: :rolleyes:

:laugh4: you're ridiculous...

 

lack of "proper" vocabulary: :rolleyes:

 

It's true.;)

Personally, I think most profanity it completely unnecessary, and it should certainly never be used in an "aggressive" manner.;)

It is also very often an indication of a lack of "proper" vocabulary.........................

funny enough i think profanity should only be used in an aggressive manner rather than in casual talk. swearing is a much better outlet and quite frequently is an alternative to physical violence imo. anyway hearing people speak with every 2nd word being f--- etc is beyond irritating, it's just not as cool as it those people think it is.

but i do agree that it's lazy and shows poor use of verbal expression.

funny enough i think profanity should only be used in an aggressive manner rather than in casual talk. swearing is a much better outlet and quite frequently is an alternative to physical violence imo. anyway hearing people speak with every 2nd word being f--- etc is beyond irritating, it's just not as cool as it those people think it is.

but i do agree that it's lazy and shows poor use of verbal expression.

 

The trouble is that "aggressive" swearing can actually lead to physical violence.

Aggressive behaviour of any form should be avoided as much as possible, as it can only lead to further negativity.

And for a classic example of "poor use of verbal expression", you need look no further than Jade of "Big Brother" fame. She's an absolute disgrace.;)

First of all, I just want to say how I don't think of some words as "bad" or "inappropriate". They are just words...nothing more. Or at least they shouldn't be.

No words should be taboo IMO.

But violent behaviour should be "punished", and it is (in some strange sense). Just because the correlation to bad words is oftenly more than obvious doesn't mean it's bad itself.

 

*Oh, and I don't use bad words.

It is also very often an indication of a lack of "proper" vocabulary.........................

 

You're right on the money there. Search the f word and you won't find my name by any of the posts.;)

cough,does it count omfg and wtf?:laugh4:

Omfg.......that's one of the few expressions I'd never use.....Oh gosh this may sound so erm conservative now.....but I believe in God..and if I'd say Oh my f***** God it would be talking about God in a disrespectful manner....

 

 

haha that was so random now...

I use it on here, but only if I'm really disgusted with womething. For example 'the f**king media have no respect for Chris's private life'. I've never used it to say someone on here is a f**king a**hole. And I usually use the **'s, unless I'm really angry, then I spell the whole word, all caps. But that's only happened once or twice...I think;) . There are usually better ways to express yourself. So if you see it in my posts, you'll know I've probably already tried those better ways,lol.:lol:

 

I think using it to insult someone on here, using it too liberally or telling someone on here to f**k off merits a warning. THat's about it tho'.

Yes i think a few people overuse that word on here, maybe not all the time, but its true there are other perfectly reasonable ways of getting your point across... or even letting anger out :cry:

Thats just my opinion anyway ;)

I have used the word s**t at times of hightened emotional states :lol: but nothing too drastic...

And its usually to do with the hype surrounding new Coldplay material i think :)

Actual word censoring makes almost no sense AT all.

 

Example - the word SHIT being used to describe Faeces is completely legitimate and is even in the dictionary but is somehow a "swear" word.

However the word POO is publicly allowed (by who exactly?) as a synonym of Faeces - as are DUNG, TURD, POOP and CRAP which oddly is sometimes debatable (huh?).

 

So saying "Woah! It smells like Faeces in there!" is completely fine. Ok.

 

and saying "Woah man! It smells like Dung in there!" is also acceptable.

 

saying "I'm not going in there again, it smells of Poo!" is again widely accepted to be fine.

 

Now if you say "Oh *cough, cough* it really does smell like Crap in there" you'll should be fine but not always...huh? Strange.

 

And if you utter "Ohh, Jeff, it really stinks of Shit in there, keep out!" it's seen as vulgar - when in fact it is exactly the same as the others!

 

Shit, as used above, is 100% in context yet somehow it's considered to be a "bad" word. It's absolutely non-sensical.

If you work by the silly logic that exists today then using various synonyms is "wrong" because some people don't like the sound?

 

Using words out of context is also sometimes thought a problem....however if I use the word Poo out of context it's alright?

 

If I'm in public or on radio or television and say "You're kidding me Jeff, right? You like the scissor sisters? They are Poo!" it's not thought of as a "swear" word or the sentence is not in bad taste - but substitute Shit into sentence and it certainly would. Says who? Say some idiots I think.

 

It can of course be observed that using these words in such a way shows a lack of vocabulary and more useful, descriptive efforts pave the way for greater understanding.

 

So, the only way word censoring can even be argued is that if such words are used wrongly or out of context (or in a sexually and aggressive way)

 

That's the meat and potatoes of it.

Omfg.......that's one of the few expressions I'd never use.....Oh gosh this may sound so erm conservative now.....but I believe in God..and if I'd say Oh my f***** God it would be talking about God in a disrespectful manner....

 

 

haha that was so random now...

 

 

I believe in God too, I would say the f word before I curse God.

Well Maria used to say fuck in almost every sentence so I guess the results are from her :wink:

ah yeah righto....now I can remember her saying it all the time...haha

Hey, can you see my last post?.......I can't - but if I try and post it again it says "it is a duplicate of a previous post".

 

anyway....

Actual word censoring makes almost no sense AT all.

 

Example - the word SHIT being used to describe Faeces is completely legitimate and is even in the dictionary but is somehow a "swear" word.

However the word POO is publicly allowed (by who exactly?) as a synonym of Faeces - as are DUNG, TURD, POOP and CRAP which oddly is sometimes debatable (huh?).

 

So saying "Woah! It smells like Faeces in there!" is completely fine. Ok.

 

and saying "Woah man! It smells like Dung in there!" is also acceptable.

 

saying "I'm not going in there again, it smells of Poo!" is again widely accepted to be fine.

 

Now if you say "Oh *cough, cough* it really does smell like Crap in there" you'll should be fine but not always...huh? Strange.

 

And if you utter "Ohh, Jeff, it really stinks of Shit in there, keep out!" it's seen as vulgar - when in fact it is exactly the same as the others!

 

Shit, as used above, is 100% in context yet somehow it's considered to be a "bad" word. It's absolutely non-sensical.

If you work by the silly logic that exists today then using various synonyms is "wrong" because some people don't like the sound?

 

Using words out of context is also sometimes thought a problem....however if I use the word Poo out of context it's alright?

 

If I'm in public or on radio or television and say "You're kidding me Jeff, right? You like the scissor sisters? They are Poo!" it's not thought of as a "swear" word or the sentence is not in bad taste - but substitute Shit into sentence and it certainly would. Says who? Say some idiots I think.

 

It can of course be observed that using these words in such a way shows a lack of vocabulary and more useful, descriptive efforts pave the way for greater understanding.

 

So, the only way word censoring can even be argued is that if such words are used wrongly or out of context (or in a sexually and aggressive way)

 

That's the meat and potatoes of it.

 

This post?

Are you asking me?

Ahh, forget it. It appears it's just Internet Explorer 7.....I just tried Firefox, then tried Internet Explorer again and it's all working fine.

 

 

 

 

Hey Vi.

Are you a George Carlin fan by any chance, Gareth?;) :)

Ahh, forget it. It appears it's just Internet Explorer 7.....I just tried Firefox, then tried Internet Explorer again and it's all working fine.

 

 

 

 

Hey Vi.

 

Hello:D

Are you a George Carlin fan by any chance, Gareth?;) :)

 

Honestly, I've never seen or read anything by him. Heard of him though. I used to always see a live stand-up audio CD in my local library.

 

But a quick Google search revealed why you asked. :)