My question is rooted in Formula1 but it’s intended as a general point.
This weekend at the Singapore Grand Prix, Max Verstappen swore in a press conference. His fine is to do some community service (something I think will have more impact in any sport than fining multi-millionaires £5k). I don’t know what word he used but I’m guessing either fuck or shit.
My first reaction was “Quite right too, kids will have been watching.” BUT, what’s in a swear word really? Is it the word itself or the meaning behind it? Language is always evolving and probably is currently at the greatest rate ever. Why are we still fussed about swearing? Why is it worse if children do it?
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""A lot of people say that it's a lack of vocabulary that makes you swear. Rubbish. I know thousands of words but l still prefer F#CK.”
- Billy Connolly"
Ha! Stephen Fry said something fairly similar, I don’t think it’s necessarily a sign of a narrow vocabulary. I use it to emphasise a point.
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It's all in my perception and mood at the time, with how it's delivered. I'd get offended if someone called me a chair nastily.
We teach our kids not to swear, so not to cause offence unnecessarily for other people.
The words themselves are kept by popular choice... some of the olde swear words are quite amusing  |
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