Random question - swearing

66Mustang

Really random question.

How often do you swear out loud?

Someone mentioned to me today that they’ve never heard me swear. Thinking about it I don’t think I ever do out loud but I do swear a little bit in my head. I’ll also use minor swear words when writing but rarely if ever use words that would trigger a censor.

I know people in real life who swear in every sentence so I’m guessing we will get a diverse selection of answers from both extremes and everything in the middle!!!

SueHeath

I don't swear often when i do people say it doesn't suit me - my husband swears like a trooper especially when he is driving x

66Mustang

@Teddybear12 that’s a funny thing to swear about!! At least she apologised!

@SueHeath I know what you mean about it not suiting certain people, I think I would take that as a compliment if someone said that to me. ha ha I know what you mean about the driving. I have a relative who always swears at other drivers.

Sandy_123

I don't swear often to be honest, I wouldn't use it in talking to a stranger, it's mainly if I get really angry, that's not very often either

janer1967

I don't swear much usually when I'm angry 

I don't like certain words and won't ever say them 

I feel uncomfortable when people swear all the time and feel nervous if it's confrontational 

Cartini

I spent 20 years in the Royal Navy on all-male ships (Wrens started going to sea when I was on my last frigate in the Navy), so have spent many hours around bad language.  If I`m in an all male crowd, and so long as there are no females are around (I never swear in front of women - unless "passion" is involved and it`s a mutual thing), I tend to swear with the best of them - primarily to emphasise something.

However..... I live alone, so if something comes on the news that really frustrates me, or I hurt myself (accidentally, not intentionally) or I`m cooking something that doesn`t turn out as I wanted it to, I usually say something that ends in "sake".

bg844

In my head when I’m mad. Rare out in the open but usually in a joking way. 

SueHeath

Some of these comments have made me laugh - thank you ha ha 

Siwheels73

@Cartini, I used to work with the Royal Navy as a Civil Servant. Learnt a lot of new language with them!

66Mustang

Me too @SueHeath hehe

vikingqueen

      My children learnt a few choice swear words when they didn't pick up all their Lego   

Grinchy

I don't really swear, my wife and kids would laugh if i ever did swear as it was unlike me, no particular reason, some good replies in this thread