Posted on Sep 22, 2023
The History of Swear Words: Where the &%@! Do They Come From?
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Growing up in NYC around truck drivers, I rate expert at this. However, the military taught me some new ones...
The History of Swear Words: Where the &%@! Do They Come From?
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One way to cure that was hearing My Granddaughter when Se was a toddler using some choice words, My Wife asked, "Wonder where She learned that from ? " I decided maybe cleaning up the language might be a good idea, not something You want to teach a small child. Only heard that particular work that one time, never again was it repeated which was good anyway. My parents didn't swear and neither did I until I went in the service, guess I ended up using a few words I should not have also.
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SSG James Bradshaw
My wife has talked to me several times about that very same thing. Instead of “What the in the Hell?!” I should just say “What the what!?”.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SSG James Bradshaw - I guess mine was worse it was what the F--- ! trying to change to what the heck ! LOL
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Lt Col Charlie Brown I appreciate this share. I must admit though that I stopped reading halfway through. Certain curse words get my PTSD racing.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
Sgt Sheri Lynn: I am in total agreement with you and my parents raised me to believe that people who have to swear to try and make a point are those lacking the intellect to find substitute words in Webster to appropriately express themselves. I did not bother to read the above.
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PO3 Shayne Seibert
SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D - I'm a submariner. I cuss a lot. I use big words when I have to. I scored a perfect score on the ASVAB and ACT. I have a 130 IQ.
Swearing isn't only the domain of people lacking intellect, it's used by people as a filler in a sentence to give themselves time to figure out either what to say next or as an emphasis on a point.
Swearing isn't only the domain of people lacking intellect, it's used by people as a filler in a sentence to give themselves time to figure out either what to say next or as an emphasis on a point.
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SPC Michael Duricko, Ph.D
PO3 Shayne Seibert With all due respect, and in my own opinion, there are so many ways in a conversation to give yourself time to figure out what to say next or to emphasize a point without the use of profanity. "Humm, that's an interesting point" is an acceptable response without being offensive, agreeable or disagreeable and at the same time it is not offensive to anyone and that is a purely logical and rational response. The purpose of a conversation is to engage in a dialog that is, hopefully, enjoyable and comprehendable to all. However, if you enjoy using profanity while conversing, at least use your 130 IQ to evaluate those in the discussion as to their acceptance or rejection of you as a person based upon your diction.
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Sgt Sheri Lynn
Lt Col Charlie Brown - thanks for saying that. I hope you know that I was not criticizing the history of words, which the article was handling very responsibly. Nor was I intending to comment on the personal choices of cursing.
My hope had been to alert others who might find certain specific words troublesome or triggering to their mental health struggles. I am one who gets caught off guard frequently, when reading or watching a movie, by the use of certain specific curse words that I found wounding in my personal experiences.
I could have avoided any personal upset at all by not choosing to read an article about “curse words”. I sometimes forget, as a grownup, that certain parts of me are still vulnerable.
My hope had been to alert others who might find certain specific words troublesome or triggering to their mental health struggles. I am one who gets caught off guard frequently, when reading or watching a movie, by the use of certain specific curse words that I found wounding in my personal experiences.
I could have avoided any personal upset at all by not choosing to read an article about “curse words”. I sometimes forget, as a grownup, that certain parts of me are still vulnerable.
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