Swears, Insults, Off-Color Language, Stereotypes

Yes, I get that you were faced with real language. Your multiple bolding is a sign of your general cultural deprivation, in my view.

I 'm trying to figure out what u mean by "cultural deprivation". Do u mean that I 'm not politically correct ??





David

No, I don't mean politically correct. I mean human experience.

OK, well that was a human experience, accurately described.





David

I'll wish you many more elevator rides with others.

Thanx; thay r better when less noisy.





David

I grew up in NYC and in Arizona.
Those were the cultures by which I have been surrounded.





David

I knew the particular Italian men who first used the term Mafiosa well and they told me it meant a sharp dresser, a well-turned out man. I used it to compliment Italian men since and they were deeply flattered.

Yes, my topic is about ethnic nicknames as much as it is about four-letter words.

Look, I have been taken to task on this forum and its predecessor for labeling women sorority girls. They were! I also meant it in a derogatory way. If people find a verbal label, whether it is wop or sorority girl an insult, then it is on the level of a "swear."

I'm going to stand up and stand with ossobuco on this one. There was no need to boldface the word.

All 3 of us will use the boldface to express our ideas, as we see fit.

I agree that it was not a NEED, as water, oxygen n sleep r needs.





David

Yes.


What is derogatory about joining it?

If thay try to censor u, that is what is the "heckler 's veto."

My career was in litigation; accordingly, witnesses were sworn all the time,
with the option to affirm instead, subject to the law of perjury.
Yet, I never felt that I fully understood the concept of "swearing."

As set forth below,
the definition refers to: "by" a diety.
I understood the meaning of all of the words except "by".
Presumably, it is an effort to invoke
the 10 Commandments, 2 of which bear upon forensic veracity.


swear   verb, swore or ( Archaic ) sware; sworn; swear·ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to make a solemn declaration or affirmation by some sacred being or object, as a deity or the Bible.
2. to bind oneself by oath.
3. to give evidence or make a statement on oath.
4. to use profane oaths or language: Don't swear in front of the children.
–verb (used with object)
5. to declare, affirm, attest, etc., by swearing by a deity, some sacred object, etc.
6. to affirm, assert, or say with solemn earnestness.
7. to promise or undertake on oath or in a solemn manner; vow.
8. to testify or state on oath: He swore it on the witness stand.
9. to take (an oath), as in order to give solemnity or force to a declaration, promise, etc.
10. to bind by an oath: to swear someone to secrecy.
—Verb phrases
11. swear by,
a. to name (a sacred being or thing) as one's witness or guarantee in swearing.
b. Informal . to have great confidence in; rely on: He swears by his dentist.
c. to have certain knowledge of: I thought I saw him leaving, but I couldn't swear by it.

Alright . . . using euphemisms to keep some of the women from being offended . . . has anyone puzzled over the fact that the p word is applied only to men who are cowards while the c word refers to women who are nasty. Should these two slang terms for the same thing be so differently construed?

Any comment upon the definition of "swearing" as per the
rendition hereinabove ?





David