anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Aug 2, 2014 14:18:07 GMT
Is it true that for the Brits, saying bloody hell is as bad as the F word? No, it is far from the truth. A bloody hell will hardly raise an eyebrow in most circles, but the f word may get you thrown out. Blooming Heck is used regularly here. Very mild and not really a swear word.
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YooHoot
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Post by YooHoot on Aug 2, 2014 14:25:46 GMT
I use jackhole instead of jackass or asshole. Probably not what you were looking for though.
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BarbaraUK
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Post by BarbaraUK on Aug 2, 2014 14:39:57 GMT
Instead of swearing when kids are around, 'Oh sugar' is said here instead of the other, 'what the blanketyblank are you doing'......shouted at another car driver, 'oh drat', 'oh stinking nora' for any occasion, 'blast and set fire to it' and loads of others that I can't bring to mind at the moment!!
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Post by kristalina on Aug 2, 2014 14:44:32 GMT
Mother Trucker is popular in our house - it's just kind of a funny 'cos we don't sensor much.
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Post by krazykatlady on Aug 2, 2014 14:45:08 GMT
For some reason my "f" word is "footballs". I have no idea how, when or why I came up with it. Bonus is no one really knows that in my head I'm say "f$&@" because around here good girls don't say that!
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Post by kristalina on Aug 2, 2014 14:46:58 GMT
Is "Holy Hell" offensive to someone who's religious? I use it but just wonder if there are people who cringe like they would hearing OMG
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Post by *Shannon on Aug 2, 2014 14:47:11 GMT
Fidgety Smidgets is popular around our house. My 10 yo son started saying it several months ago and is very protective of it. If I say it, he tells me I can't use it, that it's his phrase. Alrighty there, buddy... no one can every say that phrase because you started it in our house? I don't think so. FIDGETY SMIDGETS!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 14:53:41 GMT
I use jackhole instead of jackass or asshole. Probably not what you were looking for though. That's what I was going to post. Fetch, Heck, and Oh my gosh are some others.
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iluvpink
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Post by iluvpink on Aug 2, 2014 15:03:02 GMT
I swear like a sailor too. I've given up on it, my dh is in construction and I work in an office (a library no less, though we are in a private office) where it's common. DD is 14 so we stopped even trying a few years ago.
I notice a few weeks ago on Instragram that dd used "Oh flap jacks" as a curse word lol.
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Post by Yoki on Aug 2, 2014 15:04:40 GMT
I say "sugar" fairly often. You can really draw out the beginning part like "shhhhhhhugar" and it feels like you're getting ready to swear. But mostly I just mutter my swears quietly and hope that my son doesn't hear them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 15:11:42 GMT
Is "Holy Hell" offensive to someone who's religious? I use it but just wonder if there are people who cringe like they would hearing OMG If cringing is a signal of being offended, yeah, it is offensive. Anything holy shouldn't be used in such a way. To me, hell isn't holy but your choice is to elevate it to a holy level (which is offensive since it is the anti-thesis to being holy to start with) then to crash it by using it as a swear word. I'm often amazed and wonder about the thought processes of the non religious. Why the need to use holy, God, Jesus etc when it isn't something you believe in or value in the first place?
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Post by spitfiregirl on Aug 2, 2014 15:13:58 GMT
From my Irish grandmother: "Cheese and crackers got all muddy; some of the bits got damaged."
Note the emphasis:CHEESE and crackers GOT all MUDdy SOME of the bits GOT DAMaged. An Irish brogue helps immeasurably. These are the best I've heard! These give me hope that I may be able to control my swearing!
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Post by cmhs on Aug 2, 2014 15:17:52 GMT
Caught myself calling the driver who pulled out in front of me yesterday causing me to slam on my brakes an "asshole" in front to my kids. Not cool as I try really hard to not say bad words in front of them. I'm not naive -- I know they hear this stuff all the time -- just not from me. I need to work on this, too.
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Post by kristalina on Aug 2, 2014 15:35:09 GMT
Is "Holy Hell" offensive to someone who's religious? I use it but just wonder if there are people who cringe like they would hearing OMG If cringing is a signal of being offended, yeah, it is offensive. Anything holy shouldn't be used in such a way. To me, hell isn't holy but your choice is to elevate it to a holy level (which is offensive since it is the anti-thesis to being holy to start with) then to crash it by using it as a swear word. I'm often amazed and wonder about the thought processes of the non religious. Why the need to use holy, God, Jesus etc when it isn't something you believe in or value in the first place? thank you Volt. To answer your question, as a non-religious person - there is no need to use holy, it's really the exact opposite for me, lack of thought. There is such a wide-spread usage of those expressions in our society that I use them without thinking, it's habit. While I don't feel compelled to try to break any other "cursing" habit, as I said, we don't censor too much in our home, I DO avoid omg and now will avoid Holy when around my Christian friends or here. Being non-religious, those words aren't holy to me, but I can respect that they are to other people.
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Post by quinlove on Aug 2, 2014 15:38:22 GMT
Since I've become a grandma, I have used the phrases -
Oh good gravy
What the hotel
These are big hits with the little kiddos. They get a big kick out of saying them too.
I have recently added
Shut the front door.
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Post by caro on Aug 2, 2014 15:39:53 GMT
I teach preschool and had my own daycare for a long time. Nothing like hearing a 3 year old saying damn or fu** appropriately. . So I don't cuss because of my job.
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Post by cropaholicnora on Aug 2, 2014 15:41:34 GMT
Mine are weird and I admit it. I substitute "french toast" for the f-word quite often. Shittake mushrooms for sh*t. Son of a gumball instead of son of a b*tch. I don't know where I heard it, but I've started saying crap on a cracker and frick on a stick lately, too.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 2, 2014 15:55:13 GMT
Mine are weird and I admit it. I substitute "french toast" for the f-word quite often. Shittake mushrooms for sh*t. Son of a gumball instead of son of a b*tch. I don't know where I heard it, but I've started saying crap on a cracker and frick on a stick lately, too. I say Shittake mushrooms too! LOL
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Post by fruitysuet on Aug 2, 2014 16:04:49 GMT
For my road rage moments I started calling those bad drivers 'turkeys' instead of twats. FIL always called my littlest a little bugger. Which she would always try to mimic. We adopted calling her begglar instead to take the edge off of it. I tend to just go with the less inflammatory "bad words". "Crap" and "Bastard" are my favorites. Now you see to me bastard is one of the very bad words (almost up there with c*nt and f*ck). Bloody oath we do!! You just reminded me, a friend that I grew up with always used to say "Bloomin heck" instead of "Bloody hell" ! Blummin' 'eck sounds very British to me (northern anyhow) and quite common around my way. and ETA no, bloody hell is definitely more tame in terms of swearing in the UK. Most definitely nowhere near the top of the tree (see above). Oh and also freak instead of f*ck. Though really my language can be up there with the best of them I do try to keep a hold on it when I'm with others (eg work) though the kids are older now and I am sure ever since they started getting on the bus to get to high school they have heard the worst going.
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Post by MaryC on Aug 2, 2014 16:39:48 GMT
To me, "holy" is a term of reverence and worship, so using it as a curse word or blackguard is offensive. However, I recognize that not everyone feels the same way, so I tend to tune out those phrases and try to ignore them.
However, if someone curses habitually or can't get through a conversation without using expletives or blackguards, I quickly find myself avoiding that person. I've also passed on hiring otherwise qualified employees because they clearly had a potty mouth that came through even in the interview process.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 16:46:54 GMT
Have you thought about why you swear and if the words you use really do convey your purpose for swearing?
I have to admit to coming into this topic as a near teetotaler to swearing. I live in an area where swearing isn't generally considered socially acceptable and my preferred circle of friends are even more likely to not swear. At work is it considered unprofessional and can be reason for disciplinary action.
I can go years between my swearing outbursts (which the word of choice happens to be fricative) Extreme displeasure, like when a driver cuts in so close I have to slam on my brakes, gets a primitive sound that is a cross between a growl and an mmmmm that comes through clenched teeth. I expect idiot drivers so they don't ruffle me often.
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Post by ferblover on Aug 2, 2014 16:47:25 GMT
Sometimes you just have to use the F***. It is the only word that works in some cases, but in other cases my 6yo DD recommends Opsie-doodle. And, anyone else ever feel like they want to hang out with AussieMeg for a couple of days? I think it would be fun!
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Post by gar on Aug 2, 2014 16:51:15 GMT
I've never heard someone actually Bloomin' eck! as a serious substitute to swearing - but then I'm a southerner Personally, bollocks is my favourite general swear word and arsehole is the name I usually give bad/lazy/ignorant/careless drivers - and I have no desire to stop using them. I don't have kids in my car these days and I don't swear all that much anyway so I'll just enjoy it when the need arises The words aren't used because I need to, they just come to mind sometimes and since they don't mean anything special to me I just use them as I might any other swear-type words. I'm rarely in the company of anyone religious (I can only think of a few people who might consider themselves religious) so it's very rarely an issue.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 16:53:37 GMT
Is "Holy Hell" offensive to someone who's religious? I use it but just wonder if there are people who cringe like they would hearing OMG If cringing is a signal of being offended, yeah, it is offensive. Anything holy shouldn't be used in such a way. To me, hell isn't holy but your choice is to elevate it to a holy level (which is offensive since it is the anti-thesis to being holy to start with) then to crash it by using it as a swear word. I'm often amazed and wonder about the thought processes of the non religious. Why the need to use holy, God, Jesus etc when it isn't something you believe in or value in the first place? I think it's one of those things that really varies by the way you were raised. When I was an active Christian the use of Holy in front of Hell would not have been more offensive it would be the use of the word Hell. The worst offender to me would have been saying someone saying Oh my God! Whether they were excited or pissed off. When someone would take light the name of a deity is when I was the most offended. To be honest people using God or Jesus in a swearing form still bothers me the most.
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Post by kryssy on Aug 2, 2014 16:53:46 GMT
If you watch the censored version of Die Hard, they use "melon-farmer" a lot, which cracks me right up -- "Yippee Ki Yay, Melon Farmer!" So I recommend that one.
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Post by tiffanytwisted on Aug 2, 2014 16:54:23 GMT
As I said before, I can curse like a sailor, but I also can show some restraint! Swearing during an interview? It never ceases to amaze me how idiotic some people can be . . .
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2014 16:57:45 GMT
Why use words that aren't needed if they aren't conveying something either informational or emotional? So why not use Zeus or Thor or Mohammad?
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MaryC
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Post by MaryC on Aug 2, 2014 17:07:15 GMT
I think for some people swearing can become so habitual they don't even realize they are doing it. Unfortunately, it's not even the most idiotic thing I've had people do during interviews.
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Post by fruitysuet on Aug 2, 2014 17:07:48 GMT
The words aren't used because I need to, they just come to mind sometimes and since they don't mean anything special to me I just use them as I might any other swear-type words. I'm rarely in the company of anyone religious (I can only think of a few people who might consider themselves religious) so it's very rarely an issue. Yes, the UK is rather more a secular society than the US. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of people I have frequent contact with who are religious and go to church. One is another school mum and the other a co-worker. Terms like hell, OMG, JC, are used without any conscious reference to religion at all here. Honestly I never gave such terms any thought at all until I started frequenting 2ps.
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Post by fruitysuet on Aug 2, 2014 17:08:35 GMT
I think for some people swearing can become so habitual they don't even realize they are doing it. Unfortunately, it's not even the most idiotic thing I've had people do during interviews. Okay so now I need to know what is more idiotic? I thought the swearing was bad enough, now I need to know more!
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