I swear constantly in general, probably more than I should, and call my friends all sorts of horrible things in an affectionate way--jackass, jerk, bitch, ass, etc.--but would never in a million years bust out the c-word unless I meant to be as insulting as possible.
Same here except that my two best friends and I routinely part ways with "See you next Tuesday!" and its response "So long until then!"
My children will swear like stevedores raised by pirates at a truck stop.
Nothing brightens up a sentence like a well-placed swear word. I tone down my language an incredible amount when I'm on the board.
I'm afraid three seasons of Deadwood have caused my brain to default to the word "cocksucker" far too often. I can usually short circuit things so it doesn't make it from brain to my mouth. Usually.
My children will swear like stevedores raised by pirates at a truck stop.
You know, I cannot hear the word "stevedore" without thinking about Joyce and Giles....
Whoa. X-post-o-rama! That's fucking awesome
Swearing brings out all the best X-posts...
The x-posts today are making me laugh and laugh and laugh.
The Vagina Monologues have made a small dent in the extreme taboo against cunt, but for the most part... yeah, in the States it's a word you use not just to be insulting, but either in lieu of or as an open invitation to a physical fight. (And, um, I have a tiny subset of friends, mostly Faire people, who use it as a term of affection, but we only do it with each other because we're well aware of how hostile and toxic it is to just about everyone else.)
Swearing a lot in polite conversation would be considered a low-class thing to do, I think. It's something the people on "Cops" would do, but not a regular middle-class person.
I guess I'm a low-class person, then.
Fuck. And here I thought I was fuckin' middle-class.
Well, shit.