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paintballer222
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Seriosly There is so many words in the world why do people have to cuss? Do you think your cool,tough,brave, or does it make you popular? What's the whole point?

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BigP08
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For example, "Jesus Christ" just happens to be a swear word now.

Only when you use it in vain, and I guess because Christianity became so popular early on, these phrases just became naturally offensive.
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I use cuss words to emphasize on a point or to make what i am saying bolder, but this is only if i am trying to make a point.

I think casual cussing is pointless, but heck, i don't care if you do

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I've always wondered why certain words and phrases became "bad words." For example, "Jesus Christ" just happens to be a swear word now. Why? Why not "Mohammad" or "Buddha" or "Bovines?"


Good point. I think it's because Christianity permeates American culture so much.
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Makes me feel like a sailor. A sexy, sexy sailor.


What a good point.

Also they are sentence enhancers, use them as much as you can to sound smarter.

Ex) Instead of: You're point on the String Theory is completely preposterous, it was obviously made to represent cheese in a symbolic form.

You can say: You're an ***, you have no ******* idea what the **** you're ******* talking about ******! String ******* Theory is ******* made to ******* represent cheese you *******, I mean what the ****!

It makes you sound so much smarterer.
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You think you sound smart when you cuss? Just slightly strange but the reason people cuss is "If you really hated someone and didn't want to express it by saying "I hate you" then cuss words come in. People also make words like gay into a cuss words. Without God there wouldn't be most cusswords.

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There isnt really a point in cussing. Most people do it to sound cool and fit in with certain people.

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Oky people keep repeating the same things over and over agian .
Lets come up with some other reasons shall we ?


Without God there wouldn't be most cusswords


with out God WE wouldn't be here at all .
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F*** and S*** are usually the easiest to slip out and if you are in pain or somthing they might be said a lot. But I meant in general without God half of all cusswords wouldn't excist.

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I curse and while it's not ever other word out of my mouth i do say it to emphasize something that i say. I don't understand why people are insulted by the words themselves sure there are insults that can be made out of the words but the words them selves do no harm depending on your context.

Ex. I'm gonna laugh my ass off...

EX. I'm gonna laugh my but off...


See how silly the latter sounds.

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Ex. I'm gonna laugh my *** off...

EX. I'm gonna laugh my but off...

See how silly the latter sounds.


That's just because cussing has become such a natural part of society. It's the same as when your parents say someone looks "snazzy", that sounds weird now because we just don't use it. Language changes over time.
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It adds shock and flavor to a sentence. It adds impact.


I completely agree with this. Swear words and emphasis and spice up a sentance.

I also agree with the lack of vocabulary that DDX brought up. Swear words can fill the void where something else more articulate could be put.
paintballer222
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with out God WE wouldn't be here at all .


YA nothing would.
Drace
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Seriosly There is so many words in the world


and "cuss" words are one of them. Why are they even fuckin regarded as bad?
Thats so dam fuckin childish.

Cuss words themselves have meaning and are very useful in speaking your mind. They can be used to emphasize things for one (as shown :P)
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Some people like the feel that they're breaking some rule, or they just want the attention. Others simply may want to emphasize what they're saying, but in a circle where everybody is foul-mouthed that's not going to help you out much anymore.

Drace
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Bad words just become part of a habit.

Hardly anyone says them to be "Cool"

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