What do you consider swearing?

[daydream**believer]

For me, there is no question that the words that start with F, C and even the S word are swearing.

I never use the C word but i will admit to very occasionally using the other two.

I dont count the female dog word as a swear word, but, i would not allow my kids to use it. Its an adult word imo.

I think people who use alternate words in place of swear words, like shoot, fiddlesticks etc, are swearing. IMO if you slip a word in place of a swear word, then that makes it a swear word by proxy

[daydream**believer]

hi clair- to me, since i dont believe in any religion, blasphemy is not swearing.

I admit that i often say "oh my god", but i say god with a twang so it sounds more like "oh my gawd."

Interesting that can of worms tonight is asking "is it an insult to call someone a bogan?"

Is it?

Is bogan a swear word or just an insult word? Or neither

[purple_haize]

The only swear word I say is the female dog one.......it is very mild compared to a lot of other words.

I dont consider it really bad, after all a female dog is called it.

Most people I know use the word, when just talking in general. Alot of people use the worst kind of swear words in every day life like it is just another word.

I hate the other words with a vengeance and they are not part of my vocabulary.

[daydream**believer]

yeh actually, i know people who call each other the female dog word in a loving way

:^O

[Anonymous]

lol ddb 

its not the word 

its the tone that counts .

[j*oono]

Now I'm in trouble :^O

[daydream**believer]

apparently, the way to say it lovingly is to pronounce it like bi-arr-tch

[Anonymous]

and no spit ..ha ha 

[clair.de.lune]

It is about the tone but I still consider it swearing

And I'm no angel I'm not saying that

[daydream**believer]

:^O

Interesting that can of worms tonight is asking "is it an insult to call someone a bogan?"

Is it?

Is bogan a swear word or just an insult word? Or neither?

So if i call someone a bogan in an insult way, am i swearing at them?

I dont think so.

[flashie*]

The only swear word I say is the female dog one.......it is very mild compared to a lot of other words.

I dont consider it really bad, after all a female dog is called it.

In that case the "F" word should be fine too then..........after all it comes from a legal term .....For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.