Swearing

[Iwasatglastothisyear]

Do people really need to swear to get their point across?
Is it me or does anyone else suddenly lose all hope of a reasonable discussion, when someone replies swearing?
I swear (probably far too much) but time and a place and all that or am I just being unreasonable?

Fuck knows.

I haven't got a fucking clue

YABU...off you fuck!
No but seriously, yes there is a time and place but I think a lot of the time it's subjective to many people. I'm a Bermondsey girl, so it comes with the growing up in that environment...but I still mind what I say and don't swear at work...often. Some people can't help it, even in typing, it just comes naturally I'm afraid.

I fucking love to swear. It's wonderfully therapeutic. However, I do not swear outside of my home when in public because that's just crass. My husband and I will swear a blue streak at home and giggle like school children at how ridiculous we sound.

Cunt really say to be honest.

Cunt

An appropriately used expletive adds much to a reasonable discussion.

YABU.

I swear if I stub my toe or silently swear if I am pissed off but I tend not to swear out loud in public.

I once stood in a queue with a woman who couldn't finish a sentence without at least one f word in it. I felt sorry for her toddler.

An appropriately used expletive adds fuck loads to a reasonable discussion.

Sorry @JacquesHammer

but time and a place and all that

What is the time and where is the place please?

Well buggered if I know

An appropriately used expletive adds fuck loads to a reasonable discussion

I almost went for that. Then knew the OP would do the whole “see, not one of you is making a reasonable point”. So I went expletive free AND told her she was UR

What is the time and where is the place please?

I’m told 8.16pm in Basingstoke

I fucking love a good swear, and am lucky enough to work in a very sweary office where no-one minds.

I'm afraid I don't get why some people get so uptight about it, swear words are only words. But then I grew up in a sweary family.

DH and I swear like troopers I'm afraid, so we're probably very crass in your opinion. Never in front of my mother though, and I don't swear at work (because I work with children ) but DH works in a very sweary office. Well, he used to but they hired a new manager who 'doesn't like all that foul language' so now him and his work friends just whisper swear words in each others ears as they walk past. Illicit swearing

I'll sign off with my most favourite swear of all, courtesy of The Thick of It.....

Fuckety bye!

I’m told 8.16pm in Basingstoke

Ah fuck! I’ll never get a flight in time. Do you think I could skype in?

Context is everything. I don't swear very much because I never feel the need to. I can express myself without it. But there are times when I've called someone a twat when they are tailgating, or a FFS when something hasn't gone right, but I don't use it in everyday language.

My pet hate though is hearing really young kids swear at people when calling them names. A 5 year old calling someone a "poo-poo head" is waaaay different to a 5 year old saying "you fucking piece of shit". So I think adults need to think about when they swear in everyday language.

Do you think I could skype in?

Completely acceptable accordingly to Paragraph 7 of the rules.

I think swearing is good for one's health.

Mitebiteatnight

DH and I swear like troopers I'm afraid, so we're probably very crass in your opinion. Never in front of my mother though, and I don't swear at work (because I work with children)

Haha no, not crass at all. As I said, I swear myself but I'm careful where I do it!

I was at a meeting earlier, talking about charity fundraising for our local children's hospice and one of the people there was almost "fuck this and fuck that"
There were several small children there and I lost all interest in anything she had to say after that point.

Cunt really say to be honest

Wetting myself

😂

I swear far too much and really trying hard not to, but it’s so fucking hard.

Well I, for one, never fucking swear.

I don’t swear in front of my family. Occasionally in the office, but depending on who else is present. Among my friends & on MN, fuck yes.