How much do you swear?

Lots. I probably should be ashamed of it, but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I used to never do it at any job I had til I got a boss that curses; now it’s like sailors constantly stepping on plugs.

I do manage to hold back around other half’s parents who are both older than mine, which isn’t to say I’m always successful.

i find it easy to manage around the kiddies and the prudes tbh

Does flipping the bird count as swearing? (I think so.)

unless u wanna exclude deaf ppl i think it must

btw i curse in the subway for direct cause, and in the hope of convincing others we need to rebel violently

also i am turning into a Crazy Old Man

I've called my laptop a cunt at least 3 times today. tbf it is a cunt

I work in IT support, so I swear a pissing lot.

Swearing was not allowed when I was growing up

I have relatives who I'm certain have never used a swear stronger than "blimey".

Swearing wasn’t allowed when I grew up either.
One incident resulted in me getting my mouth washed out with soap to which I said “fuuuuck”

I probably swear to myself/at my computer a couple times a day at my desk at work, generally don't swear in conversation except with people I know well

All the fucking time.

dozens of times every single day.

I’m concerned. I swear like so much there’s no sentences anymore. It’s like “fuck cock ass bitch mother Mary whore ass shit”.

I’m partially kidding

also i am turning into a Crazy Old Man

― the ignatius rock of ignorance (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, May 29, 2018 12:11 PM (yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

So tempted to fix this sentence for u but I am afraid you would scream cuss words @ me.

I adapt for my audience most of the time, but it's a mixed bag when I'm in a room with swearers and non-swearers

being around my more religiousy coworker has made me switch from "jesus christ, what a mess" to "what the shit" tbh

'What the shit' is a quality swear.

One of my favorite familial anedotes: when they were kids, my youngest brother dared my sister to say a swear word, and the one she chose was 'bitcher'. Just in case anyone was looking for something to add to their cursing pool.

that’s the name of a song by the Dead C iirc - was she listening to a lot of underground NZ noise rock at the time?

Like a sailor.

xpost I think she was like six or seven, so probably.

the kids are crazy for it it’s true

I had a little hmmm moment when my then-three-year-old daughter dropped something and muttered, “bucket”.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XhrtjN2A2s

my 8-year-old nephew favours 'what the chicken' as an all-purpose exclamation, which my wife and i have started using occasionally

Wait, this poll is cross-polling: there are options about frequency vs options about mode

Wait, this poll is cross-polling: there are options about frequency vs options about mode

I hardly ever swear around other people but do it all the time when I'm by myself. Swear words are pretty much the only words I say out loud when I'm alone.

there's quite a lot of swearing at my office so I'm pretty much around profanity all the time. which means I almost invariably slip up at least once or twice when I'm around my nephews.

My siblings broke the 'swearing freely around my mom' seal ages ago but, aside from a slip-up here and there, I just can't quite relax my apparently prudish crack to that extent.

Re cross posting

Basically the poll options are this

- swear sometimes
- swear quite a bit you ass fuck head
- duck your hat and fuck your family
- premium sewer mouth.

Evol. Slip up? Fuck that shit

Ps silverfish is my main mAn

https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1328707362l/6743655.jpg

I have a friend who exclaims "shut the door!"

I love profanity, but honestly find it kind of lazy and tacky these days. So I don't curse much, personally, and am often thrown off by people cursing around me. But I love it in movies and music, though in the latter I prefer it used judiciously, whereas in the former (as in comedy) often the Rule of Infinity kicks in and takes it to the next level.

a lot but way more in my head / to myself than to others.

I only swear on here in text (somehow, I rationalize it because it "doesn't count" that way or something, idk) and aloud when I'm by myself (usually driving). If you ever hear me swear, then I'm either really afraid of something or having a very bad day.

In general, I find that other people using profanity around me makes me kind of uncomfortable. I don't want to have that effect on someone else, so I watch myself.

I definitely selectively swear tho I’m sure we all do to some extent. My boss is religious so I never swear around her for instance

i’m trayce and vg-level sweary

fourpence.

A great deal and not quietly

But I am relatively adept at self-censorship in front of audiences, at least for a while. When we get to the afternoon sessions of a full-day workshop or offsite I don’t really have the energy not to drop a few shits and let some fucks dribble out

i try to swear only swear when i need to/when it's appropriate -- when i am in traffic, when i forgot something, when i accidentally injure myself, etc
i remember buying a sebadoh tshirt with the words "lo-fi...fuckin' whatever" on it and being too embarrassed to wear it. i didn't really feel that strongly about sebadoh or lo-fi recording. i gave it away.

i am pretty sure i have told people to fuck off but i don't think i have ever said "fuck you" aloud directly to a person

I've got to admit, I've gotten into the habit of yelling "shut the fuck up!" in the car when I'm tired of what's on the news and need to change the station.

we mostly speak English at home so chez nous we only swear in other languages, mostly French and Spanish but also Arabic. My kids chafe at it sometimes, they wanna drop F bombs but I like our home life not being like that. Still, if a French or Spanish speaker were here, yeesh, the things my kids say to other, & to us, & vice-versa...

w others / in other settings, it totally depends on the audience. I do a LOT of code switching.

i’m trayce and vg-level sweary

― estela, Thursday, 31 May 2018 12:30 (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you are ime at least dmac lvl sweary and tbh it seems worse from you

-i didn't really feel that strongly about sebadoh or lo-fi recording. i gave it away.

This is so hilarious btw

Code switching swearing seems like cheating to me. I admire Euler’s family environment, it sounds rich and complex, but if you can disguise your fucks, are they really fucks?

Same for people who only swear whenever they think nobody can hear. When a tree shouts SHIT and nobody’s around, etc

A shouting tree would warrant some swearing imo

cheating is for prescriptivists
there is no cheating for descriptivists, there is only usage

i’m trayce and vg-level sweary

― estela, Thursday, 31 May 2018 12:30 (three hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

you are ime at least dmac lvl sweary and tbh it seems worse from you

phwoar

Alomar - your face is a bullshit poll.

and here i was about to bump Your Favorite Ross and put you top of the list

Damn. Sorry man

Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.

I predict hella swearing from this crowd

swear like a cunt unless i have to talk like a posh cunt

Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.

that is an amazing result

i love u ilx

im-fucking-probable

amazeballs

I wonder if the "hardly ever" option would have polled 26 as well.

Wtf