> Why does everyone swear now? It makes me wish I lived in a box. Why can't people just say Darn or Shoot or Friggin? Why?
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> Shadow"Feeling very odd"Clerk

A lot of people have said that it has a good deal to do with how you were brought up. What these words mean to you, if anthing.

I for example have no problem with sh** or any thing derived from it, shoot etc. I do however have a problem with f*** and anything derived from it including friggin etc. And darn makes me vaguely uneasy though I won't object to it and even use it on occasion.

I'm pretty sure that this comes from growing up in a household where the swear word of choice is sh** and it was just never villified. I'm sure this has a lot to do with the fact that when this word is used, it is as likely as not that there hase been an unfortunate run in with this substance.

On a slightly different note, I've heard it said that a language uses as its swear words the things most important to the culture or the people speaking that language. ie in french there are a lot of religious referances.

Think about the swear words you use (or don't use). Think about what they mean (or used to mean). What does this say about us?

Rivi"two cents isn't enough. Can I say a whole toonie's worth?"kah