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As a relatively profane person I'm always baffled by adults who feign being unable to swear. What are they trying to signal with that?

by Teever 5y ago

Biganon 5y ago
They probably don't want to scare away any commercial partner, including very conservative (morally speaking) ones.
meowtimemania 5y ago
Are you, yourself unable to recognize the unlogical things that you do merely because you were conditioned to behave that way? It’s the same thing here. I’m baffled by people who are unable to recognize that
0xdeadb00f 5y ago
I think it's seen by many as informal and crass, rather than offensive or something like that. In Australia a lot of people swear like a sailor in their work setting (and, just in general really). This put me off a bit initally. Since in school you'd never swear around figures of authority (because you'd simply get in trouble for it). So having to transition to a workplace where everyone is saying "fuck this and fuck that" infeont of colleagues and higher ups was a bit odd. But I'd never swear in a job interview (although I believe I have before), I'd also never swear when meeting someone new - I try to gauge first if they're as much of a potty mouth as me, then I go for it. As for > What are they trying to signal with that? I don't think they're "signaling" anything intentionally. I think they must just believe it to be unprofessional or disrespectful. And in my opinion that's perfectly fine. In fact I sometimes wish I could get my points and frustration across without swearing - in _my_ opinion it tells me you hace better self control, and a certain professionalism. But I don't think you'd agree with me on that :)
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- tsimionescu 5y ago
  I think there is a massive difference between swearing and usibg swearwords in scholarly discussions on those swearwords.
amelius 5y ago
https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-intelligence-not-less-say-scientists https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-inte... > The use of obscene or taboo language - or swearing, as it’s more commonly known - is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even lacks intelligence. > Studies have shown, however, that swearing may in fact display a more, rather than less, intelligent use of language.

As a relatively profane person I'm always baffled by adults who feign being unable to swear. What are they trying to signal with that?

by Teever 5y ago

As a relatively profane person I'm always baffled by adults who feign being unable to swear. What are they trying to signal with that?

Biganon 5y ago

They probably don't want to scare away any commercial partner, including very conservative (morally speaking) ones.

meowtimemania 5y ago

Are you, yourself unable to recognize the unlogical things that you do merely because you were conditioned to behave that way? It’s the same thing here. I’m baffled by people who are unable to recognize that

0xdeadb00f 5y ago

I think it's seen by many as informal and crass, rather than offensive or something like that. In Australia a lot of people swear like a sailor in their work setting (and, just in general really). This put me off a bit initally. Since in school you'd never swear around figures of authority (because you'd simply get in trouble for it). So having to transition to a workplace where everyone is saying "fuck this and fuck that" infeont of colleagues and higher ups was a bit odd. But I'd never swear in a job interview (although I believe I have before), I'd also never swear when meeting someone new - I try to gauge first if they're as much of a potty mouth as me, then I go for it. As for > What are they trying to signal with that? I don't think they're "signaling" anything intentionally. I think they must just believe it to be unprofessional or disrespectful. And in my opinion that's perfectly fine. In fact I sometimes wish I could get my points and frustration across without swearing - in _my_ opinion it tells me you hace better self control, and a certain professionalism. But I don't think you'd agree with me on that :)

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tsimionescu 5y ago
I think there is a massive difference between swearing and usibg swearwords in scholarly discussions on those swearwords.

amelius 5y ago

https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-intelligence-not-less-say-scientists https://www.sciencealert.com/swearing-is-a-sign-of-more-inte... > The use of obscene or taboo language - or swearing, as it’s more commonly known - is often seen as a sign that the speaker lacks vocabulary, cannot express themselves in a less offensive way, or even lacks intelligence. > Studies have shown, however, that swearing may in fact display a more, rather than less, intelligent use of language.