01-19-2006, 04:35 PM | #1 |
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Issues with language.
One of the reasons why people seem to be attracted to this board seems to be its more liberal use of language. I understand and appreciate it when talking about more sensitive topics, or quoting hell fire and damnation scriptures and such. But I have never really understood people who like to just casually swear.
Is it because it makes you look smarter or its funny to be crude now and then? I just read Fusnik11's post about wearing white shirts where he said “i looked like a metrosexual asshole, and i for sure thought the pink shirt was the shit!” I don’t really find it all that offensive, I just don’t understand its attraction, its charm.
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In fairness to fusnik, I believe he was paraphrasing something that surfa33 had sad in a previous post. I have no problem with salty language. Take the word "asshole", for example. What other word conveys the same meaning and nuance as the word asshole? If you come up with something, let me know.
I'm not sure why this site occasionally brings out the more colorful side of people, but I do know that the language you use depends a lot on the people with whom you surround yourself. For example, if I'm golfing with my brother and I hit a ball out of bounds, I'll probably say "Oh shit!". If I'm with my dad, it'll probably be "Oh crap!". But if I'm by myself I'm more likely to use the colloquial form of "maternal copulator". I don't have to tell you which is the most cathartic.
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It hadn't even occurred to me that people swear here.
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boor, bounder, clown, creep, cur, curl, dog, heel, knave, louse, lout, maggot, rake, rascal, rat, rogue, rotter, rounder, scoundrel, sleazeball, slimebucket, stinker, worm, jerk, pud
In truth I'm not sure exactly what asshole means, I don't think I've ever called anyone that since I was about 15 or so. I find jerk pretty much covers anything I'm trying to convey to someone.
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While not a fan of profanity, the occasional mild epithet doens't bother me.
I must admit, however, that I had never considered the possiblity that the word 'asshole' conveyed a nuanced, that is a subtle, disitcintion or meaning. |
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I have found that often psychiatrists (at least in my dept.) will swear when talking about clinical care. It is often done with the pretense that "we are now getting real." It annoys me, because I find it pretentious. And I have said as much to my colleagues.
How much you swear can also indicate your socioeconomic status. I sorta went out with a girl once that tried to impress me (I thought) by swearing and running red lights (late at night). I was not impressed. |
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