Cussing and Swearing

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:01 am

Your comment reminds me Julian that in French, all the swear words are related to the church and the Catholic religion. XD

snen · Post by **snen** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 5:56 am

PsyLiam wrote:
Anyway, bollocks: Usually used as a term of annoyance, or to deride someone for saying something stupid. "George Bush is a good president." That's bollocks". Specifically, it refers to the male testicles.

XD XD XD *explode~implode~explode* So glad this isn't one of the forums where people get all stressed when someone makes a little joke

The S · Post by **The S** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:02 am

"Deuce" is somehow a euphemism for "devil" when used as an expletive. Been around for centuries, and only recently re-popularized by Family Guy.

Wow. Didn't know that. As far as I know, "deuce" means two, so I thought it meant "What the number 2?" Man, are you some kind of language professor or something? :p

Specifically, it refers to the male testicles.

As opposed to what? Female testicles?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 1:59 pm

I meant to type genitalia. Sue me.

And "deux" is two. According to Babelfish, "deuce" translates to, er, "deuce". Possibly due to the tennis usage, or something.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 10:55 pm

I'm a girl, and I've never thought of cunt as a particularly offensive word. Of course, my fiance and I use it as a joking insult to each other, so I guess that kind of detracts from the "offensiveness" of the word.

Speaking of assholes, I've never understood why a lot of shows allow the word "ass" but not "asshole." I mean, you'd think an "ass" would be more offensive than a "hole," but that just shows how keen I am on wacky censorship quirks.

The S · Post by **The S** » Wed Jun 16, 2004 11:10 pm

Well, the card game where two's are considered wild cards is called "Deuces Wild", not "Deuxs (Deuxes?) Wild".

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 1:51 pm

Isn't "Deuce" latin?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 3:22 pm

sailorspazz wrote:I'm a girl, and I've never thought of cunt as a particularly offensive word.

Would you say it to a seven year old girl?

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 5:27 pm

If she were being a little cunt, then fuck yeah I'd call her a little cunt

Really, the ONLY time I've ever used the word is as a joke insult, and I can't think of any seven-year-olds that I would insult for fun.

Deus ex Machina · Post by **Deus ex Machina** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:46 pm

Dayspring wrote:Isn't "Deuce" latin?

No, Deus is Latin.

As in...say...Deus ex Machina?

Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:57 pm

Gold ol' Deus ex Machina. Where would Frodo be without you?

PsyLiam · Post by **PsyLiam** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 7:23 pm

sailorspazz wrote:If she were being a little cunt, then fuck yeah I'd call her a little cunt

Okay then...would you mind if someone called your 5 year old daughter "a little cunt", to her face? Affectionatly?

Jerseymilk · Post by **Jerseymilk** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 8:57 pm

I agree with Liam that it's definitely one of the most offensive words out there and I'd be taking a crowbar to anyone that called my daughter that, at any age, affectionately or otherwise.

Dayspring · Post by **Dayspring** » Thu Jun 17, 2004 10:51 pm

Deus ex Machina wrote:
Dayspring wrote:Isn't "Deuce" latin?
No, Deus is Latin.

As in...say...Deus ex Machina?

But Deus means godly/divine. My question was if "Deuce" was also latin.

Zackarotto · Post by **Zackarotto** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 7:45 pm

Middle English deus, from Old French, two, from Latin dus, masculine accusative of duo. See dwo- in Indo-European Roots.

There you go.

Super Sonic · Post by **Super Sonic** » Fri Jun 18, 2004 9:46 pm

On the subject of swearing in Funimation properties I've come to a conclusion. With Goku, they really don't need to have him swear. The way his character is, he could be totally clean mouthed, or use a "damn" here and there. While on the other hand Yusuke is a foul mouthed punk pretty much. As for their other shows, i haven't seen them yet.

sailorspazz · Post by **sailorspazz** » Sat Jun 19, 2004 6:07 am

Meh, I just really don't care about the words people use, whether they're said to me or members of my family. I guess I just strongly believe in the old saying of "words can never hurt me." You can only be offended by something if you allow yourself to, and I just choose not to be offended by most things. If someone were to call my own daughter a cunt (which won't happen, since I choose not to have children), I would certainly think they were strange for saying such a thing to a young girl, but I wouldn't do anything against a person for just saying a word.

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