do you swear ( use profanity )?

I would agree that it show lack of good manner. Yet many intellectual people use profanity. Just using that type of terminology does not make you stupid, but it may make you sound like possibly you are. Kind of deceived the listener.

Well thanks so much for being honest I know myself I'm not proud of the fact that I do it. I told my husband I posted this and we set up a pact that we are both going to stop swearing and since we are watching money so closely because of new house renovations swearing will cost the sum of one dollar..so I will be on my best behavior you can be sure I just hope i don't hit my thumb with the hammer!! Cheryl thanks for responding

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I'm very glad to hear that and your right it shows someone personality to some extent. I know it shows in mine that I don't think before i speak one of those words what someone may think of me.That it may cause them to think less of me. But I don't think it makes me a bad person because I"m not I am a very good person with a very bad habit that I'm going to change.I don't like this about myself. In fact it is exactly why I brought this topic up.I need to hear what people think about swearing how its projects on others. I know it doesn't show me in a positive light how could it.When i see teenagers swearing i get offended can you imagine what makes me different nothing. so it is time for a change, so today no swearing it ends here and I'm going to go with your model cold turkey not even the so called safe words and see how I feel about myself in a month. I bet i will feel much more positive.Thanks for your honesty Cheryl

I somehow can't imagine you swearing at all your such a polite writer and always respond was nicely but thanks for being honest. But your right Sopranos is a great example of language just gone overboard can this show not exist without the use of such vulgarity? does the script lack the passion to keep us watching with foul language.Makes us think or are the writers thinking oh everyone loves swearing nowadays they expect it. Well I'm tired of it and ready to change my little part of it that I can . No more bad words for Cheryl and I never watch the Sopranos lol.Thanks hon for responding Cheryl

I'm so glad to read your post your parents taught you correctly with in it itself is great but it is more wonderful is that you took that lessons away with you.I know a lot of us leave home and forget that lesson very fast you start hanging with Friends and well pick up bad habits. But you have stuck by great lessons.Great example for todays young people!!thanks for responding Cheryl

Good for you hon , I'm so glad you have taken such a strong stand against swearing. I'm about to change my life and opinion of swearing because I have become so aware of how it sounds and how I sound when I do it. I'm college educated I have my master's how can i possibly expect someone to value my opinion when i swear its impossible. so I'm stopping cold turkey no more. thanks for sharing your story it inspires me your a great mom!! Cheryl

I know it is so difficult not to swear in high stress situations for me it used to be swear or break down in tears lol. But I really feel I need to stop. And I by no means am on a one woman crusade to stop swearers everywhere but I just realized after spending a month just listening not swearing to conversations around how awful it all sounds. Society has accepted swearing as party of the English language.I for one want to speak with swearing so we have a swear jar at home and it'll cost ya a buck to say a bad word and dishes for the week..lol thanks for responding much appreciated Cheryl

your right these words are becoming second nature like saying hey whats up #$%^girl or whatever. In school well where I went to school and all catholic all girl all Nuns for teachers you did not curse for fear you were going to hell or worse the principals office Sister Agnus Cordeau was the scariest nun I have ever know. you didn't swear in front of her unless it was on the bible. So i don't know why i started after that but today is the day I try with all my will power to start, I'm college educated it's time I sound like it.Thanks so much for responding and making such a great point Cheryl

excellent comment!! could not have said it better myself you don't need a lot of words to get across a great point do you.I wish I could have given to best responses to this one consider yourself rated A+ thanks Cheryl

i do agree with you swearing stem form anger and frustration but now as the younger kids come up through it has become part of the English language and common place in every conversation.I hate to see that happened because it is offense to many people and they should have to be exposed to it. and lost a=of very smart people swear there is no link there its like why would a smart man smoke he know it will kill him but they do.it doesn't mean he isn't smart he is addicted. I just think the world could use a few less swear words and a whole lot more kind words it might help the mess were in Cheryl

yep that was me its amazing once you listen to yourself just how bad it sounds. I'm so glad your at least making an effort to curb it down.once you started you will be amazed how easy it becomes to find a better word and how you don't have to look around the room in case you offend someone . it is such a good feeling about yourself when you speak respectfully.thanks for responding and sharing your story Cheryl

I think you were raised with a very good belief system and even better you still keep that tradition alive. I too agree it is a sign of disrespect. But i did not realize this till I did my experiment for the month of non swearing and listen to the environment around me very where I went I could hear it each day I felt so offend. and I realize I never wanted to make anyone else feel like that.I will not swear again and disrespect some.Thanks so much for your response Cheryl

yeah i do agree swearing a stress and frustration do have a huge link.I do disagree with Mom about a lack of intelligence for people who swear too because if so she wasted a lot of money for me to attend University and then for me to obtain my Master's. But I do this it is disrespectful for the people around us that have to hear us potty mouths.after a month of not swearing and just listening even in coffee shops and corner stores i felt offended by the end of the experiment and I'm going to stay on the clean mouth side..I"m learning saying fudge and darn it are getting to be pretty darn effective lol thanks for responding and bringing up a good point Cheryl

you bring up a great point how is it we can choose to trun off our bad languge when we talk to someone we don't want to offend? like my mom or the preesident lol.So we should have this ability in everyday situations.Your exactly right its a matter of will power and knowing yourself to stop and change the behavior great point!!

well that's defiantly a good way to swear if your going to swear you don't offend anyone. and maybe you release some tension. I guess there is nothing wrong with it.you can't offend yourself right. so i guess your doing just fine lol thanks for responding Cheryl