[kSmica]

**** no.

[soajerwaradaY]

yes. About 6 months ago I tried to go cold turkey. Didn't work.

I almost never use profanity around other people, however. Just when I'm alone and I'm pissed off at something. If I die in a computer game, of course I'm going to cuss. Or driving...

I find this is a happy medium. If I don't cuss around other people, I don't have to worry about cussing accidently at work. Which could get me fired or in trouble for sexual harrassment. Yes I have gotten in trouble for using the F word at work. Even though the context in which I used the F word was not sexual in nature, I was told it was still possible sexual harrassment because I used it towards a woman. I had to sign a write up for using that word.

[lkastonidwedsrer]

Rarely in conversation with others. Often in conversation with myself.

[avitalporatova]

Yes. And occasionally around other people.

[Rffkwfct]

I had cussed like 5 times in my life before my sophomore year of college.

There were times I did quite a bit. Right now not so much.

I am not one to stub my toe and say ****, for example, though. It is more like 'that was a ****ing cool movie'.

JM

[Machater]

**** no.

Meh... see... that's the difference between us... I saw the thread title and thought " **** yeah! ".

Guess I'm just a more positive person.... * sigh *

[Deseassaugs]

IRL hardly ever around another person anymore.

when im losing at a video game, bang my knee, or during some posts i see no harm in it

[laperuzdfhami]

Curse words are just more words to use when you swear that can get the point across. It has nothing to do with being uneducated, as most of us are educated on the uses of these words and usually can use them in proper context. We know inanimate objects we hurt ourselves on are not alive, but we express our anger to the object specifically as though it was alive "**** you, you ****ing **** sucking piece of ****!" Or in excitement we needs to express ourselves better than "whoohoo" so we say things like, "**** yea *****es, I'm alive!"

I swore more than I didn't when I was in the Army. I had Joes who did dumb stuff a lot and harsh language tended to get their attention better than soft cuddly words. Call someone "a piece of donkey **** that's stuck to your boot" or "**** brained **** up" you get your point across better than "not smart" "thoughtless" or "dumb".

I don't swear around my son, or any kids *habit I have always had*, and I try to not swear around my Chinese colleagues or students, even though most of them don't even know English swear words, it just is impolite to swear around others in a public place, calm setting, or work place.

[Fgunehjf]

The problem with your insult is it makes you look stupid. If the posts keep wasting your time, why do you keep doing it?

I dont know why people would bother to post their anger at each other on a forum, it was just an example. As you suggest I tend to ignore stuff that doesn't interest me.

I was under the impression that this was about ordinary conversations and personal interactions as opposed to forum posting. As such, my experience is that 15 word "zingers" such as the one you've provided sound either rehearsed, in effect a snootier version of "yo momma" or it comes off a bit Costanzian "I had sex with your wife." I drop f bombs all the time and then move on, I don't have time to waste with unnecessary verbiage, I'm moving way too fast for that.

I can't say that I have much opportunities to really insult people in person (or on a forum) so it doesn't really come up. You are right that clever things may just sound rehearsed. Lets take a few examples of times you might swear:

1. In a fight with someone. This isn't something I typically do, but I would tend to say something more specific to the situation. But who knows, the only people I really fight with are my wife and my boys (normal family stuff) and I would never swear at them and I wouldn't expect that they would swear at me.

2. To show irritation. This is the big one where I suspect most people swear and I probably don't. Let say someone pulls out in front of you in traffic. Some people would swear or call them a name. Which leaves me wondering why they are so upset about it that they have to act out. Being the father of 2 boys it reminds me more of the physical tantrums they used to throw. I try not to let these sorts of things get to me.

3. Common conversational language. This is the category I meant where it just sounds uneducated to me (this is my bias, if you swear or not probably has little to do with your education and more to do with your upbringing and environment). Im not impressed by people that say: "Im going to the f***ing cafeteria to get a coffee, they better not have that same f***ing coffee that they had yesterday. That s*** was f***ing awful." To my ears it sounds like they have given up on appropriate verbs and adjectives.

4. Jokes. I use swear words all the time in jokes or to be funny. It isnt a morale issue for me and I have no problem tellign the dirtiest, ranchiest jokes possible.

5. During sexy time. This is actively encouraged.

[RIjdrVs3]

The whole educated thing is over used. Even the most educated scholar has utter a curse word at some point in their life "****, I just drank acid," or something like that. Even one worder's don't make you uneducated. 5:00am before a flight out of town, you say to yourself, "****!" Why? Because you just realized you didn't empty the litter box and your going to be gone for a few days, man is that gonna smell...like ****. That doesn't make someone uneducated, forgetful or at the moments before leaving home very busy. Hell the Messiah of freedom even gets close to swearing in front of press, like when he was all mad because he just wanted to eat his waffle...or angered over having been asked 8 questions and they wanted more...you know what he was thinking, "****ers why don't you eat **** and die"

[wMceqj7F]

I get what you mean. I see it as just a simple word to use in revelation. Like "**** these are some good cheese fries" or "good ****, Shawshank is on tonight" or maybe even "what the ****?!" (as a bum jerks off on the street corner). Or in excitement, "good ****" (friend gives you tickets to a game) "good ****" (friend hooks you up with an unlocked iphone 3gs) "**** yes" (your wife lets you go to the strip club with the credit card).

[EmpaccalGah]

I cuss in ordinary conversation in order to show where I would be placing my punctuation if I were writing. I think it helps clarify my speech.

[KkJvrG4d]

It's apples and oranges. Swearing is an emotional expression, not an intellectual expression. If you spend a lot of time around dumbass hicks who swear like sailors, your experience will bias you.

[JessicaLin]

My girlfriend doesn't like it, especially sexual words. It feels so stupid to substitute swear words you're used to with lamer versions so I try to sneak em past her every now and then and when I'm on my own I go nuts with the ****s and the ****s and well mostly that.

[Deengealf]

Well ass **** a whore and **** in a bucket cause that **** is a ***** ass *****

I was hoping for more *s

[Wezfyowk]

My girlfriend doesn't like it, especially sexual words. It feels so stupid to substitute swear words you're used to with lamer versions so I try to sneak em past her every now and then and when I'm on my own I go nuts with the ****s and the ****s and well mostly that.

Does she at least take your dick out of the box and let you play with it when she's gone?

[FreeDownloadOEMsoftware]

Stephen Fry brilliantly demolishing the concept that swearing shows someone to be uneducated or lacking in vocabulary.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_osQvkeNRM

[lorryuncori]

I used to a lot. I've worked hard to cut it out. But sometimes I slip if I'm tired or really frustrated.

Not swearing causes you to be more creative with your speech. "Those vermin" is a good one. "Nose-sucking piece of manure!" is another.

I referred once to managment as "bastards," and one of my co-workers asked me not to use that word anymore. He is illegitimate, and when he was little, his mother used to scream that word at him when she was angry. Why do we use "bastard" as a perjorative anyway? It's not the kid's fault.

[TritteTouff]

Yes.

[hellenmoranov]

If it just mildly sucks, it stinks.
If it sucks big time, then it's just awful, just plain awful.