crude language

25 Jun 2009

I find it hard to use crude language.
I don't tend to swear even if the kids aren't listening. Well not out loud anyway rolleyes

I can't pepper my language with 'fucks' etc. and find it hard to listen to people who do - particularly in the meeja. I don't have issues with the words per se - just the frequency with which they used.
I even have trouble saying words like fuck and cunt to my hubby - although I think it makes more of an impact when I do :rascal:
Is it the way I was brung up or is it the way my head is wired? My dad used to admonish us for saying 'shut up', and him saying 'crap' used to shock me. 'Shit' is probably the worst word I use regularly.

25 Jun 2009

I used to find it hard.
I don't any more and | think that has a lot to do with my mind shift from caring what "image" I portray to not giving a shit.
That said I can still find over use of fuck, in particular, grating and cunt puts my teeth on edge.

25 Jun 2009

'Cunt' is only acceptable when used in reference to female genitalia imo. I cannot abide hearing it used as an insult mad

Swearing just doesn't come naturally to my lips (even when it's shouting inside my head).

25 Jun 2009

Makes a note to explore what does come naturally to fluffs lips.

25 Jun 2009

when it comes to swearing i dont swear at home, but do swear at work, although not too 't see the need to swear in normal daily use it when extreemly provoked or messed up at work.

25 Jun 2009

I hate the way 'Cunt' has become to be seen an insult when it's really a beautiful earthy word for a beautiful part of a womans body!

25 Jun 2009

Quote by benrums0n
I used to find it hard.
I don't any more and | think that has a lot to do with my mind shift from caring what "image" I portray to not giving a shit.
That said I can still find over use of fuck, in particular, grating and cunt puts my teeth on edge.

Getting ever closer to being a good Frenchman ben :lol2:

25 Jun 2009

I used to swear like a trooper, then i had a child and i've substituted words, things like sh*t have become sugar, bo****ks has become bananas, and i find myself doing that even when he's not at home confused

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Although saying that when i get worked up or in a temper i become my old self and swear left right and centre. For me it comes from being brought up in Medway and living with a builder for 15 years, cant blame it on my parents although my father still has to be pulled up for his language in front of the kids sometimes, but i've probably only heard my mother swear half a dozen times in total.

25 Jun 2009

I hate the word cunt, it just makes me shudder and i very, very rarely say it to anyone or about anyone. I do swear at work, i work with lots of guys and it just seems to be part of the vocabulary, but i dont swear at home, i wouldnt even let my boys say "stupid", altho they are a bit older now, so who knows what they say to each other :shock:

25 Jun 2009

cunt mmmmm
cunt! oh!
cunt nom
lp

25 Jun 2009

Quote by fluff_n_stuff
'Cunt' is only acceptable when used in reference to female genitalia imo. I cannot abide hearing it used as an insult
Swearing just doesn't come naturally to my lips (even when it's shouting inside my head).

....and that makes two of us.

25 Jun 2009

Jermaine Greer stated that the word c*nt should be used sparingly as it is the only word left in the English language left with the ability to shock.
I hate the use of it and i'm afraid the use is becoming more and more prevalent. :sad:

25 Jun 2009

In fairness though Losty mate, shes a bit of a one herself

25 Jun 2009

I normally don't go further than "shit" or "fuck"... mostly when I'm alone and/or upset...
almost never in the bedroom (or any other alternative location :P )
..and when I do, it's more often than not in the wrong language...lol
(in fact I can get a whole lot coarser in italian, again, when I'm alone...but it's a way to release frustration, and I'd never use it in public)

25 Jun 2009

Quote by Melting_pot
I normally don't go further than "shit" or "fuck"... mostly when I'm alone and/or upset...
almost never in the bedroom (or any other alternative location :P )
..and when I do, it's more often than not in the wrong language...lol
(in fact I can get a whole lot coarser in italian, again, when I'm alone...but it's a way to release frustration, and I'd never use it in public)

I love being taught swear words in other languages - there's something extra cool about using them! (Although not perhaps whilst on holiday in that country!)

25 Jun 2009

in my experience, just about everybody, when approaching a new language (or when they're meeting somebody who is from another country)tends to ask within the first minutes, a couple of swearwords biggrin

thing is, they translate badly, and more often than not, are used in a totally different context and with different meaning.
for instance, the italian word for cock is often used (in not very polite conversation, that is) with the same sort of meaning you'd use the word "shit"..
in holland it's quite common for people, especially the younger generations, to use english swearwords.

25 Jun 2009

Quote by Melting_pot
in my experience, just about everybody, when approaching a new language (or when they're meeting somebody who is from another country)tends to ask within the first minutes, a couple of swearwords
thing is, they translate badly, and more often than not, are used in a totally different context and with different meaning.

That is so true! The first words I learnt in English were swear words - I had a good teacher a lovely Scottish guy who said as long as I sprinkle the word 'fuck' in my sentences I'll be alright...
Of course swearing in English is not as delicious as swearing in my own language. It just doesn't have the same kick.
One should always swear in their mother tongue lol

26 Jun 2009

Quote by Silk and Big G
In fairness though Losty mate, shes a bit of a one herself

You might not be wrong there G but bloody hell she is interesting though at the very least. biggrin

26 Jun 2009

Quote by Ms_Whips
fuck and cunt in a blunt yorkshire accent sound much worse to me than said in a softer accent where the u sounds replaced by an a. i personally hate the word cunt when said in a yorkshire accent but it can sound much better (for the word as an insult, say in a film) said in a cockney accent.

But, but, but, you fahkin' cahnt jus' ain't right I tell ya. ((( That's me doing a cockernee accent. Good innit? You'd think I was born there. lol

))) It needs to be in the bluntest Leeds accent possible, you know, with proper emphasis on every bit of it, with proper hard Ks and Gs and Ts, the lot, to have that truly authentic power to offend. Cockneys just don't do the words justice? If you're gonna call someone a cunt and risk a smack in the chops you've gotta sound like you mean it, and to me fahkin cahnt sounds too soft, almost friendly! You've got a point with the shut it you slag thing though. Definitely a Jack Regan sweeney voice needed for that one. ;)
N x x x ;)

26 Jun 2009

Quote by Ms_Whips
fuck and cunt in a blunt yorkshire accent sound much worse to me than said in a softer accent where the u sounds replaced by an a. i personally hate the word cunt when said in a yorkshire accent but it can sound much better (for the word as an insult, say in a film) said in a cockney accent.

But, but, but, you fahkin' cahnt jus' ain't right I tell ya. ((( That's me doing a cockernee accent. Good innit? You'd think I was born there. lol

))) It needs to be in the bluntest Leeds accent possible, you know, with proper emphasis on every bit of it, with proper hard Ks and Gs and Ts, the lot, to have that truly authentic power to offend. Cockneys just don't do the words justice? If you're gonna call someone a cunt and risk a smack in the chops you've gotta sound like you mean it, and to me fahkin cahnt sounds too soft, almost friendly! You've got a point with the shut it you slag thing though. Definitely a Jack Regan sweeney voice needed for that one. ;)
N x x x ;)

26 Jun 2009

Quote by neilinleeds
fuck and cunt in a blunt yorkshire accent sound much worse to me than said in a softer accent where the u sounds replaced by an a. i personally hate the word cunt when said in a yorkshire accent but it can sound much better (for the word as an insult, say in a film) said in a cockney accent.

But, but, but, you fahkin' cahnt jus' ain't right I tell ya. ((( That's me doing a cockernee accent. Good innit? You'd think I was born there. lol

))) It needs to be in the bluntest Leeds accent possible, you know, with proper emphasis on every bit of it, with proper hard Ks and Gs and Ts, the lot, to have that truly authentic power to offend. Cockneys just don't do the words justice? If you're gonna call someone a cunt and risk a smack in the chops you've gotta sound like you mean it, and to me fahkin cahnt sounds too soft, almost friendly! You've got a point with the shut it you slag thing though. Definitely a Jack Regan sweeney voice needed for that one. ;)
N x x x ;)

Your only meant to blow the facking doors off.

The Italian Job. well, almost.

26 Jun 2009

Quote by awol
in my experience, just about everybody, when approaching a new language (or when they're meeting somebody who is from another country)tends to ask within the first minutes, a couple of swearwords
thing is, they translate badly, and more often than not, are used in a totally different context and with different meaning.

That is so true! The first words I learnt in English were swear words - I had a good teacher a lovely Scottish guy who said as long as I sprinkle the word 'fuck' in my sentences I'll be alright...
Of course swearing in English is not as delicious as swearing in my own language. It just doesn't have the same kick.
One should always swear in their mother tongue lol

I've noticed people who've been living in italy for a while, tend to use italian swearwords even when they talk amongst each other...saw it done by a couple of chinese blokes...it was hilarious.

26 Jun 2009

Quote by neilinleeds
fuck and cunt in a blunt yorkshire accent sound much worse to me than said in a softer accent where the u sounds replaced by an a. i personally hate the word cunt when said in a yorkshire accent but it can sound much better (for the word as an insult, say in a film) said in a cockney accent.

But, but, but, you fahkin' cahnt jus' ain't right I tell ya. ((( That's me doing a cockernee accent. Good innit? You'd think I was born there. lol

))) It needs to be in the bluntest Leeds accent possible, you know, with proper emphasis on every bit of it, with proper hard Ks and Gs and Ts, the lot, to have that truly authentic power to offend. Cockneys just don't do the words justice? If you're gonna call someone a cunt and risk a smack in the chops you've gotta sound like you mean it, and to me fahkin cahnt sounds too soft, almost friendly! You've got a point with the shut it you slag thing though. Definitely a Jack Regan sweeney voice needed for that one. ;)
N x x x ;)
Ah Neil you under estimate the subtlety of London dialect. I can forgive you that as you are of shire stock.
What you fail to realise is that London swearing is a time honored and complex thing where multiple meanings can be derived simply by context and inflection (in a similar way to some of the more guttural eastern tongues). The spellings you have used will suffice to demonstrate - you see a "fahkin cahnt" would be primarily used a a term of endearment for example "put yer 'and in yer pocket an get a beer, its your round yer fahkin cahnt" or " cant believe Dave took that fahkin munter 'ome and did 'er the fahkin cahnt" etc. Whereas in its other context you would equally hear a Londoner quite clearly enunciate should the seriousness of the use as insult require it , for example "Did you see that foul Ronaldo did on Saturday - blokes a cunT" .
Hope that helps, you are always welcome in foreign countries, but its only polite to try and learn some basics of the language before you come UP here.

27 Jun 2009

G, might have to give you that. Spent no more than 3 hours in London me whole life, mostly passing through Victoria station. Full of northerners weren't it? I did have an uncle from Romford though. He used to bang on and on about how the wartaaaah in majorkaaaah don't taste like what it ortaaaah, or some such. Can't say as I really understood him? confused

As for coming up to London, thought I had you on that one. It's obviously oop norf innit, what with London being down in the Thames valley and Leeds being nestled in the foothills of the Pennines. I actually googled height above sea level just to prove it. Fucksocks! sad

N x x x ;)

27 Jun 2009

Quote by noladreams
I love being taught swear words in other languages - there's something extra cool about using them! (Although not perhaps whilst on holiday in that country!)

I tried that..... and got send off in a football game "swearing at a offical"
How was I to know he spoken a bit of russian!!! lol

:lol:

28 Jun 2009

Quote by neilinleeds
G, might have to give you that. Spent no more than 3 hours in London me whole life, mostly passing through Victoria station. Full of northerners weren't it? I did have an uncle from Romford though. He used to bang on and on about how the wartaaaah in majorkaaaah don't taste like what it ortaaaah, or some such. Can't say as I really understood him?
As for coming up to London, thought I had you on that one. It's obviously oop norf innit, what with London being down in the Thames valley and Leeds being nestled in the foothills of the Pennines. I actually googled height above sea level just to prove it. Fucksocks!
N x x x ;)

Thank you for bein so magnanimous mate, :-) Incidentally sea level doesnt count but to be strictly geographically correct, one always comes UP to the capital and of course down on a woman.
Peace

28 Jun 2009

Quote by Lost
Jermaine Greer stated that the word c*nt should be used sparingly as it is the only word left in the English language left with the ability to shock.
I hate the use of it and i'm afraid the use is becoming more and more prevalent. :sad:

How about the t word, that must have some shock value.

9 Jul 2009

To be honest, I cannot stand the "C" word unless used privately during dirty talk in our bedroom. Other than that word, I can tolerate all other types of "language"

9 Jul 2009

I used to work in a very male orientated environment and so swearing was second nature. Now, working with women, I never swear at work.
I never swear in front of my kids (or any kids) and it really grates me when I hear someone who does.
The word cunt really doesnt bother me (although i have never met another female with the same outlook). I actually prefer the word cunt to fanny (which makes my skin crawl) biggrin

I think that the location and context of the conversation and who the conversation is with makes a real difference as to whether swearing is appropriate - swear in front of my kids and I'd F**kin kill ya!!! lol

9 Jul 2009

:P
(I tend to use swearwords from Farscape more often than not, though I still use smeghead from Red Dwarf as well.)