Noticed not many people use curse words.
So… why the fuck not?
Fuck knows, fuck you, and merry fucking Christmas.
In seriousness though: no idea. It’s nice though, not every sentence needs an f-bomb or a c-nuke. They’re just helpful and/or satisfying sometimes.
Literally loses it’s meaning and usefulness when overused as well
What about a w-bomb?
You may often be understood quite well even without using harsh language in every fucking sentence.
Infact, refraining from using harsh language increases the impact of it when you actually need to for some god damned reason.
So please, consider using some bloody restraint, and only curse when you actually shit ass need to.
I hope that this comment has cleared it up for you, have a lovely new year!
Nah, fucking throw that shit around like it’s Tuesday.
I try to ease up on the c word when I think I might be replying to an American because I’m aware it has pretty hideous connotations over there.
They’re all cunts anyway
Am American. Can confirm. Tons of cunts here.
Oi!
the c word
communism?
This is lemmy so capitalism
I’m an American and I throw cunt out often enough. I’m from Jersey though and we curse a bunch, and I also was in the Marines, where we cursed a lot. It’s where I picked up the phrase cunt hair, as in the unit of measurement.
Ah, Finnish army also has (or at least had) that unit of measurement, “pillukarva”, literally pussy hair.
Is karva related to the Polish kurwa? I’m American and you guys are close to each other in my uneducated estimation, and so I feel like there’s gotta be something there right? And oldest profession is an old word.
Merry Christmas, and thanks for the new word.
I doubt. Karva is just any hair, except hair on head (facial hair is still karva though it has also specific words too).
Animal hair can also be karva, but only when it’s “fallen off” such as dog or cat hair sticking your clothesIt sounds similar, but karva is hair. Finnish and Polish are pretty far apart as far as European languages go. Merry Christmas!
there’s a subset of women here that go absolutely berserk if you call them a cunt in certain contexts. besides them though, its just another curse word here. use it as you please. pretty fun to say sometimes. and if you say it with an aussie accent, you have a free pass to say it whenever you want
Just use ankle for Americans, it’s less offensive to them and most of them are about three feet lower than a cunt anyways.
You can bet your fanny that we have a stronger connotation for that word here.
American here. I try to remember that other folks outside the US don’t have the same negative association we do with that word. It certainly helps ease the stigma I have for it when it’s said in good fun in a conversation. I still can’t bring myself to say it or write it often though.
You’re a cancer on society. JK I love the word cunt, but yeah some Americans are just as sensitive about a word as they are a titty
What the fuck do you care cunt?
I don’t swear often because that makes it so much more satisfying when I do. It’s like rationing out my favourite snacks.
Also it makes you sound much more intelligent when you can express yourself with other words. It forces you to utilize your vocabulary.
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Well go fornicate with your own self, you inadequately intelligent segment of fecal matter.
Not exactly what I had in mind. Other factors play a role as well, of course. 🙄
Why the fuck not?
Beep!
Squid_Slime, you are fined one credit for a violation of the Verbal Morality Statute.
Oh noo so sorry here take take my money just don’t ruin my social credit
Because one of the luxuries of conducting discourse by post is that you have time to choose words that are more suited for your specific intention. When speaking, saying “fucking” is often simply a replacement for “uhh”. At least, it is for me.
How a sentence with swearing is perceived is wildly unpredictable. For example, “science: it works bitches” was a comic and tshirt by Randall Munroe. Not for a second when he wrote that did the sexist interpretation of “ladies, start trusting science” enter his head. I’m not saying that is a lesson in not swearing. I’m just saying swears tend to have loads of meanings, and they are hard to use unambiguously. In art, ambiguity is often key though. I am against censorship.
When speaking, saying “fucking” is often simply a replacement for “uhh”.
Fucking what now?
Oh wait…
There’s not really much need for swearing in most comments/posts I come across on lemmy/kbin, so I’m not surprised it’s uncommon.
I don’t see a problem with bringing out the occasional swear word for particular emphasis or humour, but when someone can’t write regular posts/comments without cursing it’s pretty likely they’re just a kid trying to be edgy on the internet.
I see swearing as a spice to be used sparingly in our conversations. You don’t want to overdo it, else they lose their effect, you want them there for a purpose or to accentuate a point. I’m not offended by swear words and curse pretty frequently through the day, but in written communication I try to be a bit more thoughtful with how I apply the shit.
Consensus? This your first day on internet or what?
Meh, I save my swears for special occasions, for when I want to make it clear shit is real.
Otherwise metaphors more plum than the violets of Persia do me fine. (That’s actually a simile.)
Consensus? You’re asking the fediverse for a consensus?
Yeah, no idea what OP expected.
My two cents is that swearing with people you don’t know might lead to misunderstandings, so probably it would be best to keep that shit to a minimum.
The fuck would i care if people fucking swear or not, as long as you don’t fucking target your fucking swear at others then you be fucking damn sure no one will fucking have any fucking problem with your fucking swear.
I fucking direct my swears to whomever the fuck I want. Fuck you. And merry fucking hannukah.
Cursing all the time is like yelling all the time. It loses its effect. That said, If you’re going to swear, don’t fucking censor your words. It’s just stupid.
If it is needed I will use. Otherwise not.