swearing

[Sopheria]

I pretty much never swear. I just feel like it's unattractive, and it's kind of a turn off for me when other people do it too excessively (unless they use swear words in humorous ways xD)

But...swear words have been known to slip out when I get really upset D:

 

[Winter]

"Bitch" is one of my most-said words, like I call my close friends as well as my closer enemies that ;3 I usually swear for the moment, and when it's all smack talk, etc. I don't like to overdo f-bombs because, c'mon, it's not the only vulgar word to exist! XD

It's actually odd that when I truly get mad (like when someone has crossed the line for me), I don't swear at all. Apparently, this happens, so all my friends tell me.

 

[Eden]

Most of the time I only swear when I get upset...either that or when I go on a tangent. I used to be really bad with it but I've since then toned it down.

 

[Chicken Fingers]

I don't swear a whole lot. I'm in locker rooms a lot and have two older brothers, along with parents who swear so it doesn't bother me. It's something I don't do unless I'm comfortable with you. It's most often just a sh** or da**.

I personally feel that they are just words and can show more emotion. They mean the same things as other words as far as denotation, they just have a stronger connotation.

 

[Palamon]

I'm very bad with profanity. I use it in half of my sentences. =\ There is rarely a sentence where I'm not using one. I need to control it.

 

[Wicked3DS]

I don't swear much at all, I'm pretty good at keeping my tongue pretty tame. I slip up, of course, but I've gotten much much better than I was in years past.

 

[Zeffy]

i swear a lot when i'm playing games

i also swear a lot when i'm not playing games

 

[Ullion]

I try to not swear, I really do. But when I play games or I'm in a very informal setting with my friends - they just come out. :( However, there are some words that a refuse to ever say, on account I just straight up don't like the words (and I literally feel dirty and guilty as soon as I say them).

 

[Entermaid]

Depends upon the company I am with. Professional? Not professional? Family? New acquaintances?

I almost always avoid "goddammit" and "jesus christ" as well as any racial term as a general rule. But, for "fuck" sake, if language is neutral to any social identity, in an informal setting, I don't give a "shit".

Though, that's assuming it isn't directed at someone, like, "fuck my life" is different from "fuck you". Similarly, calling some a "piece of shit" is different from describing a "shitty situation". I only call someone a curse word when they are a close friend and it is totally sarcastic (or involves a dorky pun). So, tread lightly and think about how you say and phrase something, and when to just avoid it all together.

Similarly, in heated situations, inserting a curse word can just aggravated things, since others might perceive them as being directed at them or their actions. When in doubt, just refrain.