Not about the F word, but close it's about the N word.

Teacher suing for the right to use the 'N Word' in class

Swearing when hitting your thumb with a hammer is a different matter altogether

Perhaps not. The pain may temporarily reduce your IQ to moron level, hence the result is profanity.

This distinction is not easily understood by a child. They hear profanity uttered by an adult, albeit when an adult hits him/herself and swears, so decide hitting themselves must hurt but swearing is OK to.

That must be why they, both the adults and children, wear T shirts with 4 large letters endorsing French Connection UK.

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Swearing when hitting your thumb with a hammer is a different matter altogether

Perhaps not. The pain may temporarily reduce your IQ to moron level, hence the result is profanity.

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Yes, one can certainly express one's self without resorting to constant profanity. Unless it becomes so habitual that it becomes difficult to intercept.

You usually find that those with a lower level of education will default to profanities, when they find themselves in an intellectually challenging situation that they cannot cope with. Swearing when hitting your thumb with a hammer is a different matter altogether

That being said, I will say that I do not necessarily agree with the gradual loosening of standards on public broadcasting. Movies, perhaps. But not publicly available commercial broadcasts.

The 9.00pm Watershed in the UK is regularly violated, but the authorities show very little willingness to deal with it.

I am sorry I do not agree it is "increasing" in use. I am not saying it should go away but profanity is still profanity-however you decide to "color" it. Although I love Carlin, I do not see necessity for profanity in daily conversations.

In certain moments, maybe but in daily use.

Yes, one can certainly express one's self without resorting to constant profanity. Unless it becomes so habitual that it becomes difficult to intercept.

That being said, I will say that I do not necessarily agree with the gradual loosening of standards on public broadcasting. Movies, perhaps. But not publicly available commercial broadcasts.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman

I am sorry I do not agree it is "increasing" in use. I am not saying it should go away but profanity is still profanity-however you decide to "color" it. Although I love Carlin, I do not see necessity for profanity in daily conversations.

In certain moments, maybe but in daily use.

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We're talking about "fibrocartilaginous", right?

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Like the'N' word.........
It has been bandied about through the ages.

Increasing in use as a stable of modern vocabulary.

This lesson is in order. The word is NOT going away,......

Use it wisely, and proudly.

Sorry, George Carlin was a liberal.

Like the'N' word.........
It has been bandied about through the ages.

Increasing in use as a stable of modern vocabulary.

This lesson is in order. The word is NOT going away,......

Use it wisely, and proudly.

The 'N' has it's origins in the 17th century, the 'F' is at least 100 years older. Older still is the 'C' word, which has been in use for about 800 years.

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I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that ...

Like the'N' word.........
It has been bandied about through the ages.

Increasing in use as a stable of modern vocabulary.

This lesson is in order. The word is NOT going away,......

Use it wisely, and proudly.

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"Learn from yesterday. Live for today. Hope for tomorrow." Albert Einstein
"With cats." kittyman