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IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Thinking that the most versatile word in the English language is “poor language” is unimaginative and a symptom of a limited vocabulary.

  Or put more concisely: get fucked.

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  • Kolli@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is incorrect.

    Swearing is undoubtedly poor language in the sense that it’s not socially all acceptable.

    Also it being versatile doesn’t make it any good, rather other way around. That swear word being used rather than other descriptive terms is use of poor language and sign of poor vocabulary.

    Also the study is about knowing many swear words rather than using them to fill in all gaps in sentences.

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    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Also it being versatile doesn’t make it any good, rather other way around.

      Your mom is very versatile, and good. I assume I don’t need to mention the implied word here

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      This is incorrect.

      Nice of you to include a TL;DR at the top accurately describing your comment! Maybe mark it as such next time, though.

      Swearing is undoubtedly poor language in the sense that it’s not socially all acceptable.

      According to social norms originating from bronze age mythology and oppressive edicts derived therefrom. Do try to keep up with modern society.

      Also it being versatile doesn’t make it any good, rather other way around.

      That makes no sense. The definition of successful use of language is expressing what you intend to express in the ideal manner for your specific purposes. A lack of versatility would hamper any efforts to achieve that goal.

      That swear word being used rather than other descriptive terms is use of poor language and sign of poor vocabulary.

      Only when used improperly, like with any word.

      If you substitute every other word with the word “maybe”, that’s a sign of poor vocabulary too. Using the word “maybe” at all bears none of the blame, though.

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      • Kolli@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        According to social norms originating from bronze age mythology and oppressive edicts derived therefrom. Do try to keep up with modern society.

        Are you trying to claim that swearing is socially acceptable in modern society? You wouldn’t swear in your customer service profession and you wouldn’t swear to someone you respect.

        That makes no sense. The definition of successful use of language is expressing what you intend to express in the ideal manner for your specific purposes. A lack of versatility would hamper any efforts to achieve that goal.

        I would argue as someone who doesn’t natively speak english that words with double- or multimeanings (versatile) are hard to learn and interpret in language. They pave way to misunderstanding and by nature limit the richness of the language.

        Only when used improperly, like with any word.

        I would claim that using swear words are mostly if not always used inproperly.

        But writing this response I’m increasingly willing to blame cultural differences. My mother language is very hard to learn and in it you would add a suffix to add versatility to a word. I’d say we come from different places and respect different things in language.

        As per your suggestion:

        TL;DR: Shit happens, rally helps. Good talk, have a good one.

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  • TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    This is great but why do they spell sentence “centence”? Such a wonderfully thought out and deeply meaningful video about the English language should have proper grammar and spelling, right? What the fuck?

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    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Who are “they” in this case? The ones who made a video 20 or so years ago?

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• Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  So wearing a shirt that says “I’m just here to make love to the popcorn bucket” would have been just fine in your book?

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  • Telcontar@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Not gonna lie, that does have a funnier ring to it

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  • jaybone@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    You can’t skip foreplay with the bucket.

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  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lol you go ahead put yourself out in public however you are comfortable.

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    • Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      And yet the question remains unanswered!

      Finding the shirt crass because it references a lewd act is understandable, as is objecting to it because Timmy the ten year old who is at the theater is going to ask his parents some interesting questions after reading the shirt.

      Objecting to it solely because it uses a dirty word is … pretty fucking stupid.

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      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I don’t really object to poor language in general. It’s tacky to blast it in public. Time and place.

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• DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  “fuck” you

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• Guntrigger@feddit.ch ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  From the guy whose username appears to be “This is Anal”

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  • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Lololol I hadn’t even noticed. 🤣

    Your mind did that 100% my friend! The camel case is pretty clear.

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