Four letter words

  • Thread starter Thread starter Timidity
  • Start date Start date
Status
Not open for further replies.
When I am past the point of being angry and tired of speaking over and over to my kids I have used the four letter word more in total frustration.
 
40.png
BLB_Oregon:
I tell my boys there are ways of talking that you don’t use because they upset other people, and once those words get into your head, they come out of your mouth even when you don’t want them to. (Keeping it under your breath isn’t going to save you!)
Click to expand...
Happened to me once in a job interview.
A couple of decades ago I’d been working at a stockbrokerage for several years before that where the brokers used all kinds of “flavorful” language that is socially impermissible (or was, way back then) so I got used to hearing it all the time. So when I was interviewing for another job for more pay at a larger company, one of those words came out as slick as oil on water. Man, I had to backstroke long and hard to get myself out of that ditch I’d just dug for myself.

However, there was one broker (may he rest in peace) who had one ejaculatory phrase that I’ve grown fond of that you may enjoy. When something amazing happened for a run of stocks (either good or bad) as he looked at the stock ticker LED light streaming across the top of the wall… he’d say:

Well, I’ll be dipped in MILK!

Sure beats that “S” word that all the other brokers used!
 
We try very hard to avoid the use of any type of foul language since we have two schoolage children. We include what I call “potty talk” regarding bodily functions, ect. One Sunday we were talking with some friends after Mass when my 6 year-old daughter came running up to my husband and I yelling “DJ said the F word”. I was horrified and had to explain to our friends that in our house the “F” word is fart. It was really funny.😃
 
At my age, I’m under peer pressure to use those kind of words… If I do something wrong when I’m playing sports, d*** will come out occasionally. When I’m really surprised by something, I’ll occasionally say, “What the h***…” One good thing is, though, I’ve never used the F word before.
 
Oh, I use the four-letter word Pope a lot of times each day. Hope I’m not going to hell because of it. :eek:
 
40.png
Madaglan:
I use the four-letter word Pope a lot of times each day. Hope I’m not going to hell because of it.
Click to expand...
The poll specifically asks about “the bad kind” of four-letter words. I think your safe on that account 🙂
 
I try and say ‘shoot’ or shivers…sometimes the 4 lettered word slips out, I have noticed tho , there are a lot of differences in our words and meanings around the world especially slang words, lol and that at times can be a challenge 😦
 
40.png
domalotty:
I’ve gone from not using 4-letter words as a young child, to using 4-letter words as a teen and college-aged young adult to “fit in”, back to not using them at all. Once in a great while I have to bite my tongue as a word may pop up in a certain situation.

For those of you who never use 4-letter words, do you ever notice how family, friends, & co-workers suddenly clean up their language when they are around you? Or when they use a 4-letter word, they apologize to you before or after using it?
Click to expand...
Yes, I have noticed that too. Also, if we do “slip” they are so SHOCKED :eek: because it is so uncommon. In my instance it changes from I can’t believe you said THAT, to I can’t believe YOU said that!

My husband cusses a lot (drives me nuts), without a blink of an eye from our children. If I inadvertantly say “cr*p”, my kids start pointing their finger and accusing me of saying the “K” word!:o

God bless!
 
40.png
kristacecilia:
When I was younger my youngest sister tattled to my mom that I had said the “S-H word”. My mom, of course, assumed she meant THAT S-H word. She came storming in and demanded to know where I had learned such vulgar language and grounded me. I couldn’t believe it! I said, “Mom! I just told her to shut-up!”

Needless to say, the grounding was reversed. But I was told not to say shut-up, either, because it wasn’t nice.
Click to expand...
Recently, one of my 5 year olds said in an irritated tone, “Now I need to go outside and get that d*m water to stay in place.” I’d never heard him talk that way, when it occurred to me that he might not mean what I first thought. “Honey, do you mean you need to fix your dam so that the water stays behind it?” “Yes, my dam keeps breaking and the dam water keeps coming out.” “Oh, I can help you with that… and honey, we call that ‘lake’ water, not ‘dam’ water.”
 
When I say “darn it” I get funny looks from people, I don’t cuss a lot or get very angry often. I do use slang a bit too much at times… I say “like” a lot, although, I have got better since I have got older… The thing I say that I hate is “Oh my God!” too much… I don’t know how proper that is… My niece who is now 18 months old and has quite the vocabulary has picked up on it, but, she says “Oh my GUY!” Now my whole family says “Oh my GUY!” which is much better.
 
40.png
BLB_Oregon:
Recently, one of my 5 year olds said in an irritated tone, “Now I need to go outside and get that d*m water to stay in place.” I’d never heard him talk that way, when it occurred to me that he might not mean what I first thought. “Honey, do you mean you need to fix your dam so that the water stays behind it?” “Yes, my dam keeps breaking and the dam water keeps coming out.” “Oh, I can help you with that… and honey, we call that ‘lake’ water, not ‘dam’ water.”
Click to expand...
That is so cute… My daughter, around that age, said “Dam it,” once… I looked at her and said “Who did you learn the word form?” thinking she would say my dad I was put in my place when she looked at me and said “You.” :o
 
40.png
AmyS:
That is so cute… My daughter, around that age, said “Dam it,” once… I looked at her and said “Who did you learn the word form?” thinking she would say my dad I was put in my place when she looked at me and said “You.” :o
Click to expand...
At our house, we say that the early years of “suicide watch” are followed immediately by “living under surveillance.”
 
40.png
raphaela:
I use the “four letter words” all the time…I know I shouldn’t but it’s a habit I picked up in elementary/secondary school that just won’t go away. My mom hates it so I try not to use them around her, and I definetly don’t use them around children at all. My fiance is the same way, he swears all the time, but when I say the Lord’s name in vain (by accident usually) he corrects me everytime he hears it, which used to be a lot, but now I never say it.
Click to expand...
damit (not a 4 letter word) raphaela, if you don’t quit this… 😃

seriously… i don’t have a major problem with others using the occasional damn or hell, but it is interesting when you are with those that use it in almost every sentence… then if an old person, someone of the religious sect, or even a retired school teacher joins the group… all the curse words usually disappear… it’s amazing… so you really can stop if you choose. 👍

just a little will power… come on, you can do it… 👍
 
Sometimes this three-letter word is avoided like it is a four-letter word in our churches today. And that word is: SIN
 
Guilty as charged. That being said, I do think that some of the oaths considered as O.K. should be examined.

Back in my armed service days, I was told by the Chaplain, that "there is nothing wrong with a damn, a bloody or a blast. Yet I am sure that “bloody” is a corruption of “by Our Lady”. Also I notice that americans tend to use the expression “sheesh” or “gee wiz”. I also believe that, that is a corruption of the name of Our Saviour.

The point I am making is, that we should look at the derivation of our “oaths” four letter words, whatever. I happen to think the best four letter word is LOVE.

Working on the adage that one should always leave 'em laughing, I had a friend, who is now dead, whose name was Fisk. When asked to spell it, his reply was always "it’s a four letter word beginning with F and ending with K:D

T.C.
 
So, is “heck” the place people go who don’t believe in “gosh” ? 😃
40.png
Mary:
I never use the Lord’s name in vain, and it really gets to me when others do. But for other swearing… I’ve never really understood why it’s inappropriate in some situations… Think about this- in French tabernacle is just as bad as our worst 4-letter word!! The word in itself isn’t bad, it’s the negative connotation associated with it…

I don’t swear in front my of my sisters, but with my friends, sometimes it slips…

Any thought as to whether it is a sin?
Click to expand...
Okay, I’m with Mary… why is using “vulgar” language so bad? If we aren’t taking the Lord’s Name in vain, or purposefully insulting someone, why is it so bad to say something like, “What the hll did you spill on that rug?!" Or “damning” and inanimate object ("that water’s d** cold!”)? What makes “sht" worse than the mild term "***”? I generally don’t swear, and I never use the Lord’s Name in vain (I think I’ve only EVER slipped on that one ONCE), but I’m just curious as to why everyone thinks using bad language is such a heinous crime? Is it really a sin?
 
So, is “heck” the place people go who don’t believe in “gosh” ? 😃
40.png
Mary:
I never use the Lord’s name in vain, and it really gets to me when others do. But for other swearing… I’ve never really understood why it’s inappropriate in some situations… Think about this- in French tabernacle is just as bad as our worst 4-letter word!! The word in itself isn’t bad, it’s the negative connotation associated with it…

I don’t swear in front my of my sisters, but with my friends, sometimes it slips…

Any thought as to whether it is a sin?
Click to expand...
Okay, I’m with Mary… why is using “vulgar” language so bad? If we aren’t taking the Lord’s Name in vain, or purposefully insulting someone, why is it so bad to say something like, “What the hll did you spill on that rug?!" Or “damning” and inanimate object ("that water’s d** cold!”)? What makes “sh**” worse than any other “potty language”? I generally don’t swear, and I never use the Lord’s Name in vain (I think I’ve only EVER slipped on that one ONCE), but I’m just curious as to why everyone thinks using bad language is such a heinous crime? Is it really a sin?

Sorry for such a “colorful” post… but with examples there’s no misunderstanding my meaning…
 
This is kinda funny. . . my two year old is starting to talk like crazy right now. She’s having trouble with S’s though. Everything that starts with an s followed by a vowel comes out sh. We walked into a restaurant the other day and she headed for the tables yellin “sh**, mama” :o.
 
I gave up my bad mouth when I became a christian and i rarely slip up. I do enjoy the word c-r-a-p and use many variations of it a lot. I am also known to describe my mood as “beyatchy” but that doesn’t happen too often. In James it says that curses and praises shouldn’t flow from the same mouth so i try to live by that. Just my :twocents: …

-Devyn
 
A family member and I were once commenting that neither one of us swears.

A few weeks later, as we were driving along, someone cut her off and she had to jam the breaks and swerve to avoid an accident. As she did this, she exclaimed the “s” word.

After we had recovered and the adrenaline rush had worn off, I said “I thought you didn’t swear?”

She said “What ‘s—’? That’s not a bad word.”
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top