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Has anyone else decided not to swear? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by voytek709@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I used to swear a lot. I decided to not swear at all (except for possibly mild swears), instead replacing most swears with minced oaths.

My family is Christian and I would get yelled at for swearing even if it just slipped out. So far, I don’t swear unless I’m feeling a strong emotion or acting impulsively, but I’ll usually say things like “F/eff” or “fudge” instead of the F-word.

I like to be “creative”, so my go-tos are usually “Go fudge yourself”, or “What the cluck?”

I might say “mother lover” instead of MF

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[–] nutsack@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 month ago

no that's fucking stupid

[–] deadcatbounce@reddthat.com 1 points 1 month ago

I read somewhere that intelligent people swear more, so I've decided to start.

[–] tiramichu@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'm trying to swear less. Or rather, to swear only where a swear is warranted.

My Dad has a habit of interjecting constant cuss words into everything he says, like "I was at the fucking supermarket right and then I'm just trying to find a fucking tin of beans..." and it's just so unnecessary, to the point where the swears mean nothing because they are just peppered everywhere. I have to keep reminding him, "Dad, please tone it down a little"

And that's an easy habit to get into but its exactly what I don't want to be doing - swearing just as punctuation.

If a situation calls for a swear then I will swear quite happily, "Ouch, my fucking toe!!" and I'll use the proper word. There's no need to find childish swear-alternatives.

But I don't want to sound like I can't even stop it.

[–] CobyCat@kbin.earth 0 points 1 month ago

Personally, I try not to swear even when I stub my toe… but it's quite difficult sometimes. When I do swear, I want it to be a deliberate decision.

[–] AnonomousWolf@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think swearing is good if not overused.

I've heard studies show that people who swear are trusted more, something about them coming across more open and genuine.

[–] peetabix@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

I agree, I save my good swears for special occasions.

[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck no. Though I have removed gendered swears from use.

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

You son of a snitch, I'm in.