>we should make allowances for non-abusive colloquial phrases ('wtf', 'what the hell?', etc.) or something, but how can you argue it's not breaking the black-an

>we should make allowances for non-abusive colloquial phrases ('wtf', 'what the hell?', etc.) or something, but how can you argue it's not breaking the black-and-white rule as written? Because 'swear at' at specifically means using a swear _against_ somebody, not just in a statement while talking to them. If you look at e.g. any of the definitions in the free dictionary, you'll find that they're all about using abusive language towards someone, so the idea of 'non-abusive swearing' at somebody in itself is as absurd as say a 'non-abusive insult'. It's the difference between swearing in front of your children and swearing at your children, one is possibly bad parenting, the other definitely is. [1] https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/swear+at https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/swear+at