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>While sometimes viewed as lazy or boorish, swearing actually requires substantial verbal facility and skill. When used correctly, in other words, profanity is
by justratsinacoat 10y ago
>While sometimes viewed as lazy or boorish, swearing actually requires substantial verbal facility and skill. When used correctly, in other words, profanity is expressively complicated
I'm glad they pointed this out -- as I always say, swearing is the inevitable linguistic crutch of the inarticulate motherfucker. However, this article missed out on one of the more important beneficial aspects of swearing, namely pain relief [1] (I could have linked a study or two, but they can be found in the wiki article for once, and this is more concise). Of course, as interested parties will learn, its analgesic effect is most prominent in those who rarely swear, so, not that personally useful.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoalgesic_effect_of_swearing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypoalgesic_effect_of_swearing
- Immortalin 10y agoIs this comment considered as sarcastic or ironic? To be specific, the "inarticulate m*" bit.
- jacalata 10y agoIt's a quote, although I don't know where from.
- PhasmaFelis 10y agoI sometimes have trouble telling the difference these days.
- Cthulhu_ 10y agoI'm pretty sure s/he said "motherfucker". No need to censor swear words / insults, we're adults here, we can use mature language.
- AndrewKemendo 10y agoIronic. It's deliberately contrarian and unexpected in the context in which it's presented.
- astrodust 10y agoQuentin Tarantino's characters do have quite the flair for using profanity. Those parts given to Samuel L. Jackson in particular always have such artful phrasing that at times it's arguably poetic. It's a case study in how a few words have wildly different meanings and implications depending on the context they're used in and how they're applied to the topic at hand. Even the delivery has a huge impact on their meaning. There's a big gulf between someone who just drops f-bombs for effect and someone who's using their familiar language to convey emotion and meaning that other words cannot possibly hope to measure up to.
- bobognib 10y agoBut Samuel Jackson's diatribe isn't spontaneous. It would definitely be an awesome skill if you can come up with artful insults on the spot.