Swearing Children

[Angus]

Just walked into town to look for a birthday card for my Dad, on the way back I passed some kids walking in the opposite direction; they weren't arguing, talking in raised tones or anything like that but they random put the word f**k into their conversation as every fifth or sixth word. They were probably between the ages of 8 and 11

Now I can understand swearing in exclamation (you just hit your thumb with that big hammer you were using to hammer a nail in) or if you are really REALLY angry, but surely there's no need for random use of swear words.

Or am I just being old fashioned?

[Falcon2004]

I agree with you, im 18 and a lot of my friends do it and i personaly find it annoying, its a bit of a waste of time and effort and I somethimes cringe when we walk past other groups of people for the way that thay must think of me.

[mike_w]

A lot of kids I know (not my friends thankfully) do this, I find it annoying and pointless as well. I can understand it when in exclamation or to make a point, but not every sentence!

[MD]

You know something, listen to some adult conversations on your next night down the town, then question why they do it. Its natural for them to be like thier folks.

Also, its the old story, make something bad to say and you can bet your last lottery tickets they will say it, as much as possible.

Sad but true.

m@

[Rave]

I swear all the time apart from at work (only occasionally then). So does my wife and all my friends. I can't see the problem TBH, they're just words. Just decide not to be offended.

Rich :¬)

[phil1965]

SPOT ON RAVE !!!

[Scientist]

I just read that title as swearing chicken, bloody hell I need my eyes tested

[Angus]

Originally Posted by Rave

I swear all the time apart from at work (only occasionally then). So does my wife and all my friends. I can't see the problem TBH, they're just words. Just decide not to be offended.

Rich :¬)

I don't have a chicken problem with it. I just think it's a bit chicken pointless to be chicken honest.

You could put any chicken random word in all your chicken sentences before all your chicken nouns.

I just don't think it makes any chicken difference do you??

Would you not find it strange if I spoke like that all the time??

[Rave]

Originally Posted by Angus

Would you not find it strange if I spoke like that all the time??

Not especially. Instead of saying 'like' five times in every sentence, I say 'f***' five times.

I should really make the effort to talk more coherently and not use swear words as a filler, but it's so tiring that I really CBA. In fairness I don't swear very often when I'm sober, but I'm not sober very often either.

Rich :¬)

[shiato storm]

i had a similar incident on a train the other day - i hate kids who try and intimidate others beacuse they're being loud and in groups of 5 or more. think at that stage its cr*p parenting to blame...poor control of their children. lock 'em up imho...

[Elspuddy]

and Que

my sisters kid uses the word "friging" a lot, make me think why do people use the f word a lot in sentecs ?
does it make them look cool or someing ?
do thay even know the mening of the word ?

[phil1965]

prob not at all

[Platinum]

Im like that, cant help swearing nowdays, dont even realise im doing it half the time.
Like rave says though there only words

[Pete]

i dont swear much only when i wanna emphasise something

ditto to whoever said they find groups of five or six swearing punks trying to be intimadating, just plain annoying
Pete

[eldren]

"I use racial slurs all the time, and so do all my friends. I can't see the problem with that, they're just words. Just decide not to be offended."

I think I've made my point.

[ACiD303]

I swear often, but try not to in front of kids (and it is an effort). Unless they're neds, in which case thats all I can say which they'd half understand But seriously, swearing makes no difference to me - call me immature or toilet humour, but it can be funny more times than offensive

"I use racial slurs all the time, and so do all my friends. I can't see the problem with that, they're just words. Just decide not to be offended."

Barr a few big cities in the UK, I dont think anyone even knows the meaning of racial slurs anymore. People try and avoid describing a black person as "black" in fear of persecution, Ive not come across a case of racism in donkeys.