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It seems to be commonplace nowadays in my neck of the woods, I personally don't mind it too much in certain circumstances but there are limits in all situations,in private is ok for me, not in public, I swear a wee bit myself but I know when and where I can do it.

PS: The small kids in my area can outswear any of the adults, sign of the times I suppose, I never heard my late Mother pass a cuss word through her lips in my life, another sign of the times?

9 years ago. Rating: 16
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No class and probably lacking in self-esteem. (She'll use "shock" to get your attention.) I also think that young women nowadays, feel as though they must keep up with the "boys".

9 years ago. Rating: 14
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I can turn the air blue with the most imaginative language you ever heard if things don't go right.But...Never in front of my girls.

9 years ago. Rating: 14
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I can send out a string of cussing that could take on a life of it's own and sail around the cosmos!

I have noticed in life that pretty much all cuss words have something to do with a bodily function and that we humans have very creatively decided to use them as an insult or show of anger or simply, a 'cultural' way of getting one's point across... I am rarely, if ever offended.

9 years ago. Rating: 13
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I do my best swearing at other drivers and things that don't work right! The drivers never hear me! However I think my lawnmower has been offended by what I told it would happen very soon!!

9 years ago. Rating: 13
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Essex girls can use swear words that even a drunken sailor has never heard. 

9 years ago. Rating: 13
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I try to avoid it, but driving brings out the worst of me, verbally. 

A few years ago, I was dining in the patio of a nice restaurant, and a small group of 20-somethings were having drinks nearby.  The females were out-cursing the men 4:1 or better.  I was embarrassed for them.

My theory is, people who use profanity generally have a small vocabulary...one reason it disappoints me that my sons seem to have one adjective/adverb for nearly everything.  

In everyday conversation, swearing is obnoxious and ignorant. In anger or confrontation, it is antagonistic....also unnecessary. 

It's too often easier to let a stream of &^*$%&^ spew instead of making an intelligent, rational statement to express one's feelings.  

9 years ago. Rating: 11
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Not a day passes without a song of profane cacophony from dusk to dusk. That squalling reek of lies and swears preceding a passionate embrace and then silence...amid hushed ohs and ahas in all directions.   

9 years ago. Rating: 11
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I used to swear a lot, it still comes easy to me but I’m trying to find some replacement words instead like my dad, he said  "tarnation, crimeny," and sadly “Jesus Christ”……...

9 years ago. Rating: 9
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I curse very fluently in 3 languages. Each has its unique, colourful, culture-specific repertoire that truly illuminates any serious conversation.

Depending on the company of the day, I tend to use them quite regularly and on a daily basis.

9 years ago. Rating: 8
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i think the more we know the better.  being a swearer is great, but you got to know when to hold them, as kenny rogers says, and know when to use them swear words.  maybe if a ufo is chasing you pointing a radar gun at you, that might be a good time to swear like a bloke.

9 years ago. Rating: 4
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I do not feel this has anything whatsoever to do with gender - I have worked with the very best and they swear - it is not always meant or taken in a defensive way. Here we go again with the stereotyping.

9 years ago. Rating: 2
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