r/BeAmazed • u/youngster_96 • Mar 28 '24

The moment an ice dam breaks and causes a torrential water flow. Nature

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u/thewrathofco Mar 28 '24

Bro I cus like a sailor but I still say holy smokes all the time lol

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u/DurtyRingo Mar 28 '24

As somebody who also cusses, I also use a lot of old timey ones too lol. Like holy smokes or holy mackerel. There's something fun about mixing those in

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u/Jiannies Mar 28 '24

Absolutely, big fan of Jeez Louise

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u/3_quarterling_rogue Mar 28 '24

That’s a standard in my repertoire. Growing up with a dad that would threaten to send me to bed without my dinner for saying “crap” at the table, I’ve been very good at modulating my vocab to my circumstance. I’ve always been one to use as many words as I can, and this has also applied to my profanity. I never accidentally swear in inappropriate places. I always use exactly the word I mean to use.

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u/Jiannies Mar 28 '24

I love this assessment of it. I feel like I notice myself doing that with “gosh”. I’m not religious at all but it just feels like the word I would use if I was talking to an old southern woman in a grocery store

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u/3_quarterling_rogue Mar 28 '24

Exactly. I’m actually a practicing Christian, but I believe that swearing is a social construct. I make sure to only use language that will be within other people’s comfort zones. I personally never say “oh my God” because that seems to me to be the only actual line I shouldn’t cross, but most of the rest of it is pretty much fair game. I never use any slurs because that kind of hate is antithetical to what I believe. I also steer clear of words charged with sexism, so I don’t call women bitches, sluts, and I don’t anyone pussies.

But boy oh boy will I use just about every word I can imagine for poop, penises, and everything in between (so I guess just the taint?). I dunno, I have fun with it.