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31 Dec 2019, 8:28 pm

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This is an odd one . I'm not usually prone to doing this , but lately I've been speaking out loud to myself . It's peppered with strong swear words. I'm not talking to a voice in my head or outside of my head . I'm not particularly stressed so can't use that as an explanation .


I do that. I have sometimes wondered regarding myself if it is a tourette syndrome type thing.


I was constantly getting in trouble for swearing in general at my previous adult daycare. My psychiatrist asked me about two months ago if I was ever diagnosed with Tourette syndrome as a child because some of my stims look like tics. I was not.



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31 Dec 2019, 10:07 pm

I hate swearing. I don't swear. If I have meltdowns I scream.
I have neighbors who swear. I can't look at them or talk to them.



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01 Jan 2020, 11:12 am

^I feel the same way, too. Although, I'm pretty much okay with PG-rated language, like 'damn', 'hell', and 'crap'.

IMO, I just don't get why people would think that cussing like a sailor makes them 'cool'. To me, that's just flat-out annoying. :roll:



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03 Jan 2020, 1:36 pm

UncannyDanny wrote:
IMO, I just don't get why people would think that cussing like a sailor makes them 'cool'. To me, that's just flat-out annoying. :roll:


I concur. Whenever my uncles and whenever one (or both) says the f-word out loud, my mom acts
as if it's an okay thing to do.

However, my NT sister and/or I get told off by our mom whenever one of us says an f-bomb out loud.


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04 Jan 2020, 7:11 am

I don't swear myself. I think it makes someone look like a trashy, uneducated, rude, not-so-nice person if they use swear words every other word, and the fact they can potentially be offensive. Better to use a varied vocabulary. Sprinkling swearing here and there can get a point across but it loses it's punch and makes someone look bad if it's all that comes out of their mouth.

In the movie "Blue Velvet" the character Frank is a piece of trash and a lowlife. He uses the F-word every other word. It's his treatment of women and his entitled attitude that makes him so despicable, but his language certainly paints the picture. Yes, he's a fictional character, but he's the textbook example of I wouldn't want to vibe like as a result of dropping too many curse words.

I don't discourage other people from cursing, and it can indeed make language stronger. It doesn't offend me too much unless someone is using the word against me or someone I care about. I just don't do it myself, but I'll watch media with stronger language.

I'll say things like "zark" "fiddlesticks" and things to replace curse words.

I would only swear if in pain.


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04 Jan 2020, 6:08 pm

DemophobicKlingon wrote:
I don't swear myself. I think it makes someone look like a trashy, uneducated, rude, not-so-nice person if they use swear words every other word, and the fact they can potentially be offensive. Better to use a varied vocabulary. Sprinkling swearing here and there can get a point across but it loses it's punch and makes someone look bad if it's all that comes out of their mouth.

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I don't discourage other people from cursing, and it can indeed make language stronger. It doesn't offend me too much unless someone is using the word against me or someone I care about. I just don't do it myself, but I'll watch media with stronger language.

I'll say things like "zark" "fiddlesticks" and things to replace curse words.


Agreed; and I thought I was the only person over the age of 10 who didn't swear (if Hell doesn't count)! My most commonly used substitutes are "blast", "bloody", and "balls".


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04 Jan 2020, 7:08 pm

Sigh....I've just been told by someone that I should get used to other people swearing (I would rather appreciate it if people actually used to the words 'dammit', 'what the hell', and 'holy crap' more often than the s-words and f-words).

I've been looking up on swearing online, and found out that using swear words is like a pain reliever; saying them makes you at least 60% more tolerant to pain than using non-profane language. So, let me get this straight, out of all the other 90% of the vocabulary words we use, no matter what language we speak, there are no other words more 'pain-tolerant' than swearing? Please give me some verification.