Language Thoughts

[kjc]

Swearing is shorthand communication

Comments

[tamidon]

we should chat about the function of profanity in working environments like kitchens,which are very different from your exposure.

swears

[wonderreader]

so how come duels were fought in "polite society" where public swears were not so common? Did the possibility of a duel make people more polite? And what about people who use swear words like common adjectives or, in some cases, terms of affection? I have heard people call each other bitch, or you fucker in non angry tones.