tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447350374386899165.post8568616814880755026..comments2023-10-20T11:32:25.384-04:00Comments on CandyBuffet: The etymology of swearingCandyBuffethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01121281123985694491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447350374386899165.post-31569346727769555152007-10-22T18:17:00.000-04:002007-10-22T18:17:00.000-04:00Well, on referring to self-control, depending on w...Well, on referring to self-control, depending on who you are, I would suggest that jaywalking, drinking alcohol, tail-gaiting, flirting, cat-napping and a slew of other low level vices also exhibit a lack of self control. A person's tolerance of these acts depends mainly on how intensely their social society views the evilness of such acts. <BR/><BR/>In regards to my study of swearing, everyone swears at some time, from Shakespeare (zounds), Dick Cheney (F-you), Mitt Romney (baloney), to the soccer mom who declares "oh, my heck!" in a fit of uncensored excitement. What is considered shockingly filthy to one person's ears (for instance "Liar!" was unutterable in my childhood home) may be looked on as a harmless euphemism to another (frankly, my dear Scarlet, I don't give a damn). In the creation of fiction, especially fantasy, believable swear words are essential to creating a believable world.<BR/><BR/>On a scientific note, <A HREF="http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bleep-swearing-office-can-inspire/story.aspx?guid=%7B9B972658-FFBA-44B4-B0A4-8B954D6E36B2%7D" REL="nofollow"> recent studies published</A> by the U.K.-based <A HREF="http://www.emeraldinsight.com/Insight/viewContentItem.do;jsessionid=0464DDF1EB31D4685CEB2334B6EF8B04?contentType=Article&contentId=1626521" REL="nofollow">"Leadership and Organization Development Journal"</A> establish that swearing in the office actually encourages team building and "manifest(s) itself in solidarity that helps create a much more pleasurable and productive place to work" improving productivity and boosting staff morale. To everything there is a season, including a time to swear.CandyBuffethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121281123985694491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3447350374386899165.post-48340659300758004292007-10-22T00:16:00.000-04:002007-10-22T00:16:00.000-04:00Why swear? Why even study it? Shows a certain la...Why swear? Why even study it? Shows a certain lack of self control doesn't it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com