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I usually see swearing as a brain short circuit, and as a proxy for a lack of self-confidence or a proxy for violent frustration. I've never heard of it explai

I usually see swearing as a brain short circuit, and as a proxy for a lack of self-confidence or a proxy for violent frustration. I've never heard of it explained like you have though, so maybe it serves you a unique purpose. If you feel like it's helping you, maybe it's not so bad.

jelliclesfarm 6y ago
there is no 'depth' to the english language. it feels so flat. the punctuation i can use and be sure that it would be understood is the swear word. to me. there is a certain poverty of emotions. i have so many more tones, stories, easter eggs and hand gestures to convey in multiple layers accessible to me w/my language. i dont know the word in my language for 'fuck' either as a swear word or for its literal meaning. i drop the F bomb all the time without giving much thought to it. i would never do that in my language. there is no need. but w/ english..i would be bereft of linguistic and emotional epaulets without my arsenal of swear words. also: even poetry feels different in english. it seems like everyone is complaining or sad all the time w/poetry. musical lyrics..especially w/popular music...are not helpful either
- yardshop 6y ago
  What is your native language? A language doesn't specify hand gestures, but cultures opviously have other forms of communication accompanying their spoken language. There's also not one english, there are numerous regional and historical forms, and the depth you are missing may be found in people's local dialects and vocabularies. Words are just sounds with an agreed-upon meaning and they all basically come down to expressing the same human ideas no matter what group of sounds one is using to do so. But without a specific comparison, it's hard to know what expectations you have.
  - jelliclesfarm 6y ago
    Tamil. It’s a language from the south of India. The language itself doesn’t have lot of hand gestures. I learnt classical Indian dance for many years from childhood. Subconsciously I would use my hands to punctuate when I speak in my language. It doesn’t happen when I speak English. I am limited to just the spoken word. With English, I am always anxious that I haven’t gotten my point across. So I create longer sentences and find ways draw from popular culture..Altho being updated on that is a chore by itself. Swear words seem to be universal shorthand and timeless with the English language and it gets the point across.

jelliclesfarm 6y ago

there is no 'depth' to the english language. it feels so flat. the punctuation i can use and be sure that it would be understood is the swear word. to me. there is a certain poverty of emotions. i have so many more tones, stories, easter eggs and hand gestures to convey in multiple layers accessible to me w/my language. i dont know the word in my language for 'fuck' either as a swear word or for its literal meaning. i drop the F bomb all the time without giving much thought to it. i would never do that in my language. there is no need. but w/ english..i would be bereft of linguistic and emotional epaulets without my arsenal of swear words. also: even poetry feels different in english. it seems like everyone is complaining or sad all the time w/poetry. musical lyrics..especially w/popular music...are not helpful either

yardshop 6y ago
What is your native language? A language doesn't specify hand gestures, but cultures opviously have other forms of communication accompanying their spoken language. There's also not one english, there are numerous regional and historical forms, and the depth you are missing may be found in people's local dialects and vocabularies. Words are just sounds with an agreed-upon meaning and they all basically come down to expressing the same human ideas no matter what group of sounds one is using to do so. But without a specific comparison, it's hard to know what expectations you have.
- jelliclesfarm 6y ago
  Tamil. It’s a language from the south of India. The language itself doesn’t have lot of hand gestures. I learnt classical Indian dance for many years from childhood. Subconsciously I would use my hands to punctuate when I speak in my language. It doesn’t happen when I speak English. I am limited to just the spoken word. With English, I am always anxious that I haven’t gotten my point across. So I create longer sentences and find ways draw from popular culture..Altho being updated on that is a chore by itself. Swear words seem to be universal shorthand and timeless with the English language and it gets the point across.