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While I am not for any kind of censorship, if someone doesn't know swear words, would they be able to use them? Is swearing orthogonal to human nature? I had k
by searchableguy 6y ago
While I am not for any kind of censorship, if someone doesn't know swear words, would they be able to use them? Is swearing orthogonal to human nature?
I had known few kids who didn't know what swearing was and they never did anything similar to swearing. Is there value in swearing? If not, what's the argument for letting kids learn about it?
It's an interesting thought. Would limiting the vocabulary lead to people expressing less.
Is there any controlled experiment on similar? Can this affect complex thoughts or they can still be conveyed?
- bshimmin 6y agoYou're looking for the wonderful-sounding "Sapir-Whorf hypothesis", which is a great thing to trot out at dinner parties (if those ever become a thing again).
- Freak_NL 6y agoI guess I can see the added value of swearing in Klingon — kind of the reverse of bowdlerization.
- akdor1154 6y agoTangential, but I recall a pop sci write up of a paper that claimed the experience of pain was lessened if the experiencer was allowed to swear. Fact-checking this claim is left as an exercise for the reader, sorry.
- parenthesis 6y agoI think I tend to say 'ow' very loudly, and then start swearing at the inanimate object whose fault it clearly was.
- Aeolun 6y agoSounds correct to me. Swearing (with whatever words) takes your mind of your stubbed toe. I don’t think the actual words are relevant to the act of swearing.
- andrey_utkin 6y ago> Is there value in swearing? For kids, I can definitely see it's value in improving their reputation inside kids community by signaling their "grownup abilities".