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Originally Posted by TGS
Quite frankly that's boll***s - the words you are referring to as profanities are as much part of language as the "nice" words.
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So what? Every language has words that are considered decent and others that are inappropriate in polite society. If you prefer to lower yourself to the level of society that embraces those words, go for it. I prefer not.
In most societies, foul language is what children use when trying (unsuccessfully) to sound adult (or they desire to shock their listeners) and is used by others whose command of the language is inadequate to fully convey their feelings without resorting to such socially unacceptable terms. Eschewing profanity requires a higher level of creativity and self control than that exhibited by those who do use it.
It's one thing when someone utters a profanity upon hitting a thumb with a hammer. It is quite another when someone uses profanity habitually. The latter demonstrates the person is immature, too ignorant to express her/himself in a more socially acceptable manner or distains social acceptance.