Comments on: Anne’s View Uncut - Week 33

By: Lester Pete

Lester Pete — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:55:44 +0000

The Meaning of Swearing
A person’s belief in a chosen diety is not what dictates whether or not something is a swear word. It is a person’s response that determines this. I say people need to chill instead of waiting with baited breath for the first oppurtunity to become offended. Mercy me.

I worked many years with a fellow who used the “F” word more often than the rest of us use the word “the” and yet very few people found him offensive.

I have come to the conclusion that words aren’t profane, people are!

By: Anne de Bondt

Anne de Bondt — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:45:25 +0000

Oh… and I thought I was a potty mouth! Watching the channel 4 clip of celebrities swearing was hilarious. Far from being offensive it gave me the best laugh I’ve had all week - and this has been a pretty funny week! Thanks Karl.
P.S. I even add a few new ones to the repertoire!

By: Karl Bedingfield

Karl Bedingfield — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:50:42 +0000

The Meaning of Swearing
Great article Anne, although I rarely swear I am interested in the origins of swear-words. I came across this excellent website that answered my questions on the origins and usage of British swear-words (website here).

It is interesting to note the ‘American’ words such as ‘Son Of A Bitch’ and ‘God Damn’ are not that offensive to us Brits. We would more than likey use such endearing terms as, ‘Wanker’, C**t, Tw*t and so on. I know ‘wanker’ is not that well understood in the USA, Americans use the word ‘fanny’ as a reference to the backside where us Brits use that as a derogatory term for vagina.

I have added an advert for Channel 4 (not sure if it was ever screened) that has celebrities saying their favourite swear-words. You can view it here - If you are easily offended do not view the movie!

Classical Distraction
I should be careful playing classical music like Mozart to the teenagers of today, look what happened in ‘A Clockwork Orange’!