(May 1, 2014 at 1:54 am)psychoslice Wrote: Don't get me wrong, I swear also, but there is a time and place for it, the unintelligent seem to use it all the time, probably because they have no intelligence to pick better words.What is "the proper time and place" for swearing?
Swearing is effective as a way to emphasize a point. It can be rendered ineffective if used regularly, or as a prefix to every third word a person utters. We swear all the time, though many people will substitute less offensive words including (ironically enough) "god." Mind you, we have many other ways to emphasize a point during face-to-face conversation, including facial expressions, gestures, and volume. Thus, a person who is used to using four-letter words in casual conversation can still let us know how he feels, but it's not as easy to do in text.
TL;DR-- fuck, fuck, fuckity fuck fuck!
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