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If you are truly interested in the psychology behind cursing and curse words, watch this. Vsauce explains it in very simple terms that are backed by science and history. Quite an interesting video here (and many of his videos are). This is spot on.
lol, you sir are a legend! I have noticed people cussing wayyy too much (these guys sound like one of my friends), but I don't think it's a major issue...... I wish I could have seen the look on those guy's faces.....
They probably said something along the lines of "ha, what a f***in' idiot, it was probably that hippie lookin f***wad sitting behind us who didn't have the balls to say something to our face!" and went about their merry ways. That's just a guess though.
Oh, and f*ck you for being such a judgemental f*ckin pr*ck
My mother used to call those foul mouthed people 'short fingered slumgullians'. If men want to talk like drunken sailors amongst themselves, then by all means. But not in public where women and children may hear.
What do people how use constant curse words in everyday language use when they really need a curse word, such as when hits own thumb with a hammer? I like to use a combination of vulgarity and blasphemy.
The F-bomb might be psychologically near the use of the word "like". An east coast professor actually noted in a study that the word "like" was used by tweens in a very certain place in the sentence, etc. I was on public transit and counted a kid using the F-bomb 37 times in five minutes.
So.......it turns out he was on the way to work........for ME!!! So I asked him if he knew how many times he used the word, and he guessed.......four??? Inotherwords, their "bwain" is a whack job on some undiagnosed level.
I asked my kid to cover my ears and I would cover his, and FINALLY the kid at the back of the bus noticed and caught himself. He didn't realize he was even doing it.
Two situations in two different cities.
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It's a useful word, from time to time, but because it's overused it loses the intended effect.
I agree. If you use your best in everyday conversation what do you say when someone or something pizzes you off and you need a really effective cuss word.
Since I don't when I do call somebody a #@$%^ they tend to take notice.
When they apply for a job, or talk with a respected elder (parent, grandmother, priest, professor, etc.) they have a filter, unless they were raised to curse from a child.
Part of the reason they do so in public is because unlike the old days were public scorn/stigma would be attached, everyone sits in silence.
Maybe some people are afraid to speak up, but if I hear anyone cursing around women or kids, I politely ask them keep it down in mixed company.
Agreed, but they probably will struggle when they apply that filter.
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Watch the video.
