swear word or not

hhmm now thats a question and a half, theres so many words in the english language that has dual meaning's, but the word damn personally I wouldnt use the word myself I have used drat ha ha ha instead of damn dont have me why just always have lol, but I dont get offended hearing someone else say damn, so I guess that is what defines a swear word if you get offended by hearing it. So guess I dont consider it a swear word but wouldnt use it personally. If you understand my logic lol,

I don't consider ''damn'' a swear word - actually, if you look at the English language, there are so many of them that are not actually swear words but considered as such. Even the ''f'' word was never meant to be a swear word but it is now. Of course, it is still up for discussion, but if you go and see Wiki-answers, there is a detailed explanation of where it originated. It is pretty interesting :)

no, it's not swearing. I even remember a cartoon I used to watch a lot when I was little had the word in. it's just not a swear word. even as a child I never considered it rude or naughty.

I suppose it depends on who you ask. Language is constantly changing and evolving, and word meanings can change with every new generation. There was a time when "damn" was considered a swear word, and a rather harsh one at that. In 1939 when "Gone With the Wind" made its debut, there was some debate about whether Rhett Butler's famous parting words, "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn" should be changed to the less offensive, "Frankly my dear, I just don't care." The producers decided to leave the word in because the shock value added to the drama of the movie. And shocking it was, at least to the people of that generation. But then, as someone mentioned previously, so was the word "war". If you ever watch movies or TV shows from the 40's, 50's or early 60's you will see that nobody ever swore, not even the occasional damn or hell, and there was never any reference to bodily functions. The Brady Bunch, for example..six kids and only one bathroom with no toilet. And Lucy Ricardo could not be "pregnant" (they weren't allowed to say that on television), she was "expecting". Jeannie on I Dream of Jeannie could not have her costume show her belly button. How times have changed! I admit, I am from a slightly older generation than most MyLotters, and I also grew up in a household that was rather strict. Swearing was forbidden, but I used to try and push the limits any way I could. My mother considered damn to be a swear word, albeit a mild one. Darn was a more acceptible substitute. (Damn was to be confused with a dam, which was a house built by beavers. And beavers were just animals back then. But I digress...) The problem with saying damn was that it was considered a gateway word...if you start using damn, then pretty soon you slip in the occasional hell...then on to really bad words. You know the ones starting with A or S, with the F word of course being the most severe. To avoid that happening, my mother forbade the D word altogether. OK, OK, laugh if you will. Times have changed and the significance of damn has been diluted to the point that it has no impact at at all. TV and movie characters swear all the time...they also break wind (the "other" F word)and use the bathroom for more than just brushing their teeth. I suppose if you are posting the word on MyLot and not having to substitute symbols for letters in order to make it past the censors, then it is not considered offensive. d@#n! So in answer to your question, I think that damn is not considered swearing by most people anymore, but you will still occasionally encounter people out there who still get mildly offended by it.

i definitely don't consider damn to be a swear word. there are a lot of words that aren't meant to be swear words but people have made them into words with derogatory meanings, such as the word b***h.

No i wouldn't say damn was a swear word at all. it poses no real harshness or anger really, unlike the F word.

I don't consider damn a swear word no. It is a sure way to express dislike for something which has negative connotations but damn isn't a swear word by any means.

No, I wouldn't call it a swear word either. I can't remember the last time I heard anyone say it even. Most of the people I know would use a different phrase.

i don't believe in swear words. words are words. they are only bad if they are used to hurt someone. the words people say are swear words are just words of expression. they are only bad when you make them bad.

In 1939 when the film Gone With The Wind was debuted the word war called obscene. But these days I really do not think it is a swear word. Especially by the language some people use.