You know which one I'm talking about...the foul word that has crept into our everyday vernacular? And for what reason? Because it's one syllable? Because it's a "strong" word? Because our vocabulary is so limited that we can't come up with a better one? Because it makes us sound cool and grown-up? (although that reasoning doesn't work if you're already old). I just don't get it.
I'm not going to act all "holier than thou" and pretend I haven't used the word...it's an easy, go-to word when things aren't going right. But I've noticed that it's become totally acceptable in today's music, movies, television (on the premiere channels) and why? I remember when saying the word "shit" was enough to get you grounded. When did things change? Are parents doing anything to their kids when they utter that word? When they use it frequently themselves?
I've never understood how or why the F-word is used, in the first place. Why use a word that represents something beautiful, like lovemaking, when we're angry or want to hurt someone?
Let's try an exercise. Where we might use the F-word, let's substitute it with the "real" word, okay? I'll start... "Aw, Intercourse you!" "He is so intercoursing cute"! "I don't give an intercourse"! "Intercourse you and the horse you rode in on"! There, that's enough. You get my reasoning, right?
I know that my writing this blog isn't going to change anything. That dumb word will still be overused, but I for one, find it boring, redundant and think that its use makes folks look like they lack the skills to express themselves any better.
Perhaps you're thinking "aw, intercourse you, you old woman"... To which I'd respond "get a dictionary...a whole new world awaits you."
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