Just tried my ex for a translation, she's Ukrainian / Russian Lawyer working out of Copenhagen - she said it's naughty!!!
Ouch, just had the translation - I guess you thought I was insinuating you were like Putin and not me, like how you jump to your conclusions
Blimey.......It only means "mind your own business", like wot Vlad is saying to the rest of the world..... It was only supposed to be a lighthearted comment.
I would hazard a guess that Richard (the OP) has read enough and left the building. I hope he feels that he can continue on here even with our potty fingers being ever more prevalent.
Swearing itself is not a direct moral issue - I suggested that it is a reflection of moral value. If there were no stigma attached to the F-words and such like, there would be no classification of the words as swear words in the first place. The fact of the matter is that there is, or at least there once was... There were times when the phrase 'wash your mouth out with soap' was not uncommonly heard of by many young boys and girls. I'm not old (gracefully enjoying my mid-life crisis, thank you ) but swearing is something I think is best kept to colloquial slang for particular/unusual verbal emphasis, not common language as it has become. The written form is simply not pleasant. And successful leaders of industry - contrary to what several claim here: they rarely, if ever, swear in public. Public consciousness still demands that leaders of integrity exemplify a higher standard - and that certainly includes their speech. From out of the mouth speaks the heart, and people will judge leaders on such terms. To claim that swearing has no significance is to deny widely accepted social norms. Even the increasingly liberal movie/film boards still highlight profanity and strong language in rated movies - be it U/PG/12/15/18. It suggests that swearing and foul language is not appropriate for young children... and indeed, to hear young children swear is an awful indictment on their parents. As adults, we have total freedom to say good/bad/ugly/profanity - that in itself is always a reflection of who we are as people. Swearing has its place. I just don't see the point of it in common everyday language, except to debase and lower the tone of normal conversation.
I don't doubt that at all, but she's a bit prudy is Olya, I got in soooo much bother asking her to translate that, she said it was obscene - had to send her the link to prove it was on a bike forum - she thought I had been on dodgy Ruissian Women dating sites I think So, remember, she has this link now - she's watching you :Watching: and me
This was really going to go only one way i'm afraid. For the record, the only word i will think of editing is the c word, but only when I see it in a post obviously. I dont have the time to search the bloody thing out...hand on, that came out a bit wrong...anyway, @Richard 1200 is welcome to his opinion, just as the rest of us are, but trying to ban swearing is like trying to stop me eating the whole pack of Party Rings. Sadly it just isnt going to happen.
They are on offer now at the Co Op (about 57p a pack I think) - Run Matt, Run - second thoughts, go in the car, you can carry more
I don't fully understand what all the fuss is over the c word. It's just a word. Why is it more offensive (if indeed it is) than any other supposedly offensive word? Is it the imagery it evokes or the inherited shock value; maybe both? The word twat is generally freely used yet it doesn't produce the same sort of moral outrage although it means the same thing. Similarly, cock prick, knob etc ............. It's not 1928 anymore
We have women at work who hate the C word but think Twat is fine, I find Twat equally as bad so use both, in the office I'm only ever called a Twat and it's usually after I have used the word Cunt - can any one figure this out as it baffles me?
I speak from a position of solidarity. I thought Mrs Shadow had tourettes, Turns out she's fine, I really am a twat and she does wish I would feck off
It's double standards... Was I a strip club years ago on a stag weekend... Mr and my mate were chatting with 2 of the strippers (both standing there in heels and things. Nothing else.... That them by the way). My mate said to me after I said something "shut up ya can't..." she said "don't use the c word!" to which my mate replied with... "you sit on beer bottles for a living love... Thats a bit rich!".... And yes, 10 mins before they were...
Matt, I don't think you should ban swearing - although it is clear that the C-word clearly causes some discomfort with several. Everyone is entitled to their opinions and language used, and a good community should be able to self-censor themselves. Legislation is not always the best way to encourage a good and healthy community, although it is sometimes necessary to draw boundaries.
