How did "Fine!" become a hostile word in an argument?
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Equally intriguing is how the word "Nice!", became an affirmative word in almost any argument.
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Your other respondents have already given you the basic answer.  Where your expression creates an imminent danger to other citizens, then that expression is not allowed.  Some words are considered too inflammatory for public expression, or "fighting words".  You cannot express yourself to the point of provoking others to violence or panic where public safety is jeopardized.  That is common sense and our laws were written with a common sense public in mind.  In other words, most of us know what is right and what is wrong.  We know better than to incite a riot with lying words in a polarized crowd for instance.  Because some people are too dense to use common sense, we have had to verbalize and memorialize some of those restrictions.  Call it censorship if you wish but it is really stating certain restrictions on the freedom of expression that most of us already clearly understand.
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This is an interesting phenomenon in English.\n\nOne way for English speakers to be sarcastic about something they are talking about or to disagree is to repeat the last part of the word with the "s" or "sh" sound on the front.  So if I say something's "polite smolite" I mean that I think it's not polite.\n\nHere's an example with another word:\nA: I think that your classmate Brad is very nice.\nB: Nice schmice!  He made fun of me in class yesterday.
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The origins of the word are explained in the transcript of a National Public Radio feature. The use of "okay" would seem to be nothing more than an alternate spelling.
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This is not the answer that you're looking for.\n\nI just have a major bee in my bonnet about the abhorrent standard of English used in this media.\n\nThanks. I have got it off my chest now !
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I'm not sure I understand what you just said. Is proper spelling and grammer not cool anymore? \n\nDat sh!t is wack yo! You gotsta talks better, dat wood be off da chain dirty! Word to yo mutha, b!tch...
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based on Wikipedia, FWYH's FUCK WHAT YOU HEARD\n\nIn Yahoo answers, F's censored. Why ? because F is a dirty Word. The dirty one you said when you isult some one with Fu c k\n\nhere's the link : \nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oppressed_logic\n\nFeel free to contact me :)
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I'm not 100% certain, but every time I hear it I want to punch the person who said it in the face and/or run them over with my car (or a larger car).  \n\nIt's usual colloquial usage is when someone does something very rude, cruel, or generally nasty and wants to follow it up with an insincere apology thus cementing their total lack of tact.\n\nHypothetical situation:\nTwelve year old Jenny hits a volleyball lightly over the net at a family party.  Uncle Chad, who's had a few Budweisers already, leaps up and spikes the ball as hard as possible into her face.\n"My bad!"
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It means "No". Let it go. If you start picking at every word you will stir up problems.
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It's an onomatopeic expression used humorously to denote someone grumbling and ranting, and quite often to replace a bout of swearing with something more socially acceptable. It's quite old-fashioned, not really used anymore...
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The "agree to disagree" concept requires maturity and respect for others that is uncommon today.\n   People get too attached to their opinions and need to be "right" all the time.
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cool down - getting upset isn't good for you.  Plus, if you know it's crap, why let it upset you?  Show that you are superior and let them know "hey, what you are saying just isn't making any sense!"
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Becuse we are still in the process of a massive social change in attitudes.  Racist, sexist and homophobic views have been the norm for most of history and it is only in my lifetime that it has become normal to consider that the races are equal, that religions should tolerate and respect each other, that homosexuality is OK, that women should have equal rights, and so on.\n\nA lot of hateful and offensive language has been eradicated from common vocabulary and this is largely a good thing.\n\nHowever, there will inevitably be areas in which the "PC" revolution has gone to far and some people have been unduly fanatical in their determination not to offend.  For example, my wife routinely criticises me for asking for a "black coffee" instead of a "coffee with milk" because she thinks I may give offence.\n\nIn some cases, the determination not to offend has violated the rules of common sense.  In other cases, the right not to be offended has trumped the right of free speech.  Over the next couple of decades, various anomolies will be corrected.  Middle aged white hetrosexual men will assert that they have rights too!
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=it drives me crazy as does the word "clearly.  It should have expired a couple of years ago but it is still going strong. It is used often in the news as well!  I can appreciate what you are saying.
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When a contard dislikes the message, he (or she) (nt) - attacks the messenger.\n\nYou should be telling us.
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I had to read this about 6 times....but I got it.  \n\nThe key word is "illegal".\n\nI tried to make a valid argument to disagree......but I couldn't...you covered all your bases.  \n\nYou make your point....in a very ugly, condescending and ridiculous way...but you make it.  I wish I could do that.
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Teaching ppl to be sensitive to others is a healthy thing.\n\nUsing terminology that is of a negative tone is detrimental. For example, I can't stand to hear the phrase, "runs like a girl." unless it is actually about someone running I guess. But most of the time it is referring to running away like a coward. That always ticks me off when I believe women have more courage than men when it comes for standing up and fighting for what we believe in at all cost.\n\nWith all that said though, it can be taken to the extreme. And I have no clue what has happen to the phrase, "sticks and stones may break my bones but words can never hurt me." \n\nThat teaches us to let negative things bounce off us and that we choose to let somebody's elses opinion of us hurt us or not. We seem to have lost that mentality.\n\nOh yeah I wanted to add a funny story: myself and a friend were talking and she slipped and called someone she knows a damn jew for some financial deal they did. My eyebrows went up.... and she, knowing I am of jewish race, immediately started backtracking. I then said, 'damn Irish drunk' because she is Irish and drinks A LOT. She said ohhh good one and we laughed for I bet half an hour.