Do you swear?

I really wish I could break myself from the whole swearing scene. I know it sounds bad, but sometimes, it seems like the only way to get my point across. Guess I need to work on my vocabulary.

I find my self cursing when I get heated about someone or in an argument, then I can sometimes be a real "potty mouth"! Or if I am trying to fix something..........But I do realize it is an offensive, repulsive habit, like cigarette smoking without regard to others around you.

Originally Posted by CATTYBIRD

I said More then sometimes but less then all the time.

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I said sometimes, but not all the time, which is true.
I admit I do swear, but only when I get really angry, pissed off, or frustrated! Normally, it's really bad when I'm driving or people doing something that is a pet peeve of mine. I hate driving mainly because I mostly get all the idiot drivers and wonder if I have a stamp on my forehead that makes them target me.

medium, definately. The kitties can't repeat it! :-o

Yes i do and too much but mostly when im mad at someone
or something

I rarely swear and I use substitutes - like "poos and wees!", "far out brussel sprout!" instead of the expletives used to show your displeasure.

Originally Posted by Mirinae

I do, and I don't. There's this part of me that believes that swearing makes you stupid, that it limits your vocabulary -- that instead of saying "I'm so frustrated!" or "That makes me really angry!" we drop the F-bomb and curse up a storm, and consequently we lose the ability to articulate ourselves fully.

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I pretty much never swear, we weren't allowed to growing up so I never got into the habbit of it.

i never swear...


argh kitty claws!!

But my swearing vocabulary is confined to one or two phrases only.

I don't swear as much as I used to.
Although when I'm angry my sentences just include the F word.

My mums scottish and the F word isnt classified as bad anymore

I swear at work but the amount one guy there swears really annoys me! He will say a sentance and every other word will be f***! I swear when I`m annoyed or angry.
Seem to have a built in thing that stops me swearing infront of people who wouldn`t like it. Shame it doesn`t work in other situations

Like a trucker. I think there's an art to using profanity. It can weave a colorful tapestry of displeasure that no other words in the English language can convey properly. In fact, I love to discover new and disused swear words and try to reintroduce them into common language.

I try not to swear, but it happens. Usually when I'm ticked off about something.

I know our first male bengal, Ramses, thought his name was ":censor::censor::censor:?", because he was so loud and always getting into something making a mess.

Originally Posted by lookingglass

Like a trucker. I think there's an art to using profanity. It can weave a colorful tapestry of displeasure that no other words in the English language can convey properly. In fact, I love to discover new and disused swear words and try to reintroduce them into common language.

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Eloquently stated.

I swear depending on my company. Around bf and his friends, yes. At work, um no. As a nanny, that would not be a good idea.....

Originally Posted by GingersMom

Therefore, I swear like the leather- & patch- wearing, exhaust-breathing, Harley-riding, cat-loving tattooed biker chick that I am.

And I'm NOT ashamed to say so.

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I fall under that category too

Yes and no. I do drop the F Word occasionally but otherwise I just say subs, like "Shitaki Mushrooms"

I use milder swear words or swear in other languages pretty often, if I drop something or get a papercut, that sort of stuff... The real "bombs" are saved for special occasions. Growing up my mom only really minded blasphemous curse words, so I never thought the other ones were a big deal.

I swear like it's goin' out of *bleepin* style.

I too take some wierd personal satisfaction from cussing...like someone else stated, profanity is an art form. An art form that I had mastered long ago.