Facebook - why do people swear so much on it?

[Levo-Lon]

This was on my FB..disgusting..too much porn..

 

[TVC]

Yet studies have dismissed this myth. Also showing that those who are fluent with taboo words, actually have greater fluency with English language, and often a greater vocabulary in general.

You haven't come across some of the sink estate dregs I have had to deal with at work. Aggression and use of the c and f words is the default condition to cover their inability to express themselves coherently.

 

[shouldbeinbed]

I must be an ancient fuddy duddy then.
I would never use these social networking sites.
Or Social Poison as I like to call it.
Swearing,bullying and pointless chat seem to be the norm on them.

What a horribly narrow minded view. I've made some very good friends in real life, we arrange regular social gatherings at places of interest that dozens of people will travel very many miles to attend, we're off to the theatre soon with London friends we've met through social media & I'm picking up all sorts of helpful tips and places to consider for our upcoming anniversary trip to Rome from a twitter pal just back from Christmas over there.

I've personally raised and contributed to others raising many thousands of pounds for charities with some exceptionally generous individual donations from people I've never or barely ever met and have enriched my life with finding a couple of my own rescue animals and opportunities to help support others unable to be homed solely through your social poison.

I find there's a small cabal of people on here that I'd happily cross the road to avoid amongst the vast majority of excellent folk, the other forms social media are no different other than it is easier to cut them out of the equation.

 

[PhilDawson8270]

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I would be interested to see the research showing that fluency in "taboo" words and general use of the English language are positively correlated as I don't remember a huge number of wordsmiths when working in Hoovers and for Wimpeys where there was virtually 100% swearers. But then I've never met Stephen Fry.[/QUOTE]

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S038800011400151X

 

[Venod]

I don't mind the odd bit of swearing if it is used to put over a feeling, what I don't understand (and I don't know if it is peculiar to Yorkshire) but people write with a Yorkshire accent, I have lived here all my life and sometimes I find it hard to decipher. do people from other parts of the country write with a local accent, if tha nors wora meen

 

[vernon]

You haven't come across some of the sink estate dregs I have had to deal with at work. Aggression and use of the c and f words is the default condition to cover their inability to express themselves coherently.

That might be the product of their familial environment rather than the inability to communicate profanity free.

A lot of kids that I teach are bi-lingual - profanity laden when they are with their peers and think that they are out of earshot of their teachers and profanity free when they are addressing teachers or when they think that they are within earshot of them.

 

[postman]

And the obvious solution is to use filters to block their postings or unfriend them.

It's what I've just done to @User14044 after he used the c*** word.

Rockymountain never used the c word.Fancy using cycling in a sentence.

 

[vernon]

I don't mind the odd bit of swearing if it is used to put over a feeling, what I don't understand (and I don't know if it is peculiar to Yorkshire) but people write with a Yorkshire accent, I have lived here all my life and sometimes I find it hard to decipher. do people from other parts of the country write with a local accent, if tha nors wora meen

The biggest problem with written English amongst the younger generation is the inclusion of text speak into their written communications. The 'problem' is not dependent upon geography. Very little vernacular is used in school pupils' work though there are some phonetic spellings that sometimes cause problems until the sentence is read out aloud. Nothing springs to mind at the moment.

 

[hopless500]

Fine, personal choice but not on an open forum.

Personal choice indeed - luckily most of us can differentiate between inappropriate and appropriate times. I found over years of working in stables when I was younger that when trying to get a large horse off my foot, swearing definitely helped. Although not on the pain front mind you

 

[swee'pea99]

Personal choice indeed - luckily most of us can differentiate between inappropriate and appropriate times. I found over years of working in stables when I was younger that when trying to get a large horse off my foot, swearing definitely helped. Although not on the pain front mind you

Interesting. Animals are very sensitive to the expression of words. A sincere and spontaneous FARK can have the hound slinking off to calmer climes. She doesn't know the word; but she senses the drive behind its expression.

 

[stephec]

Personal choice indeed - luckily most of us can differentiate between inappropriate and appropriate times. I found over years of working in stables when I was younger that when trying to get a large horse off my foot, swearing definitely helped. Although not on the pain front mind you

On a similar theme, when trying to free a stuck solid piece of machinery some naughty words always seem to give extra power to a large hammer.

 

[Levo-Lon]

On a similar theme, when trying to free a stuck solid piece of machinery some naughty words always seem to give extra power to a large hammer.

I once purchased a safty chisel with the square plastic guard ,stops you hitting your hand.
i was very happy with it until i was going at a very stubborn bit of concrete..
i was on my knees..hammer hit plastic and bounced off at a perfect angle and hit my knee funny bone at a very high speed...i swore a lot..mind you taking a frigging tree out on your own with a axe and a shovel causes a lot of swearing too..

 

[stephec]

As I recall, most bits of DIY taught my children some bad language or other.

Participants or observers?

 

[Bromptonaut]

Rarely see swearing in friends posts. I am though getting one at the moment recomending a campaign to remove 'the twatt Mark Forrest from a Kent local radio station. Not sure why as I live in the S Midlands.

Jokes that are near the knuckle or worse are a different kettle of fish and I participate enthusiastically.....

 

[swansonj]

This was on my FB..disgusting..too much porn.. View attachment 114823

Mixed race bonking? Disgusting.