Why is the s word a curse word in English?
491029
Nature of the beast, same way that People get bothered by Bastard, when it's an actual descriptive!
30179
just saying the word is not in itself, a sin.  the only reason we have profanity in the first place is because of pride, one of the 7 "deadly" sins.  however, using any word inappropriately could be sin.  there are too many unknowns in each circumstance to say one word is a sin.  \n\nreally it's more of a cultural/social no-no
554609
actually this site has prescreened curse words and automatically puts in the astrix in place of them.  SO you have to be creative in order to say what you want.
58457
they r just words. society puts taboos on certains ones. some words have more power than others, ppl react differently to them and should only be used in certain places.
474190
I am in the electronics business an have had dealings with many different cultures and languages.  The one thing I have been surprised with is how many people to whom English is a second( or third) language can have such great difficulty pronouncing words in English can perfectly pronoun slang and curse words.  For example, many Koreans I know cannot pronounce F's and P's correctly but can say Mother *ucker perfectly.  Interesting.
906767
Bloody is a mild swear word, no way near as offensive as the F word. We just use it when we're irritated really, like 'bloody' weather, 'bloody' taxes etc, etc, much like your 'goddamn' or just 'damn'. It is an abbreviation of the phrase 'By our Lady' (meaning the Virgin Mary), so when we say bloody it's in the wrong context, because it's part of a prayer! Like the f word coming from fecundity, and meaning fruitful. People don't know what they're saying!! : )
727963
Profanity origniated out of religious obserance of words that were either considered blasphemy or abusive to either God or his followers. Most words are considered profane because of their abusive, or offensive nature.  Talking about hell, or damnation was considered abusive because it brought to light unplesant aspects of the afterlife.   This also applies to blasphemy or taking the Lord's name in vain, it is considered offensive by religous followers because it is a direct insulting use of their creator's name. Also sexual terms and phrases are often considered vular or taken out of context to produce an offense. Ah, who cares...here goes...I'll try to be polite...\nIt is usually their connotation that makes them profane:  \n"Taking a sh*t" is considered a vular expression because of it's content.  \n"Fu*k you" is also considered vulgar because the word "F*ck" implies sex because of it's origins and it's a no no to talk about sex in our Puritian society...Let alone use sex as an offensive remark.\nA$$hole is considered a rude word because, honestly who wants to be associated with being an anus?\nC*nt is a very taboo word because of it's vulgar reference to female genitalia, and feminist movement sees vulgar references as a means to demean and demoralize. Which is probably a very accurate ideal.\nD*ckhead also is a demeaning word.\nWell okay that's all I can think of..well actually I can think of a lot more, but I'll probably already be reported for this anyways...\nHave A Nice Day...
471933
They were originally words that evoked the presence of God in vain;eg. Goddammit!; but newer words are often slurs that are considered extremely offensive, just as how words like Darn and Blasted were once scandalous in Victorian times.
79652
Well, the word used to be good and people didn't want to say a bad word, so they used a good word. That "good word" morphed into a cuss word. H*** is mentioned in the Bible, A** is another word for donkey, and so on and so forth.
109850
It has to do with the the older versions of English. For example, back in the 16- and 1700 (possibly into the 1800s as well) the English "S" looked like an "F".
308981
Absolutely it bothers me.  However, it's not just the misspelling that irks me, it is also the complete lack of proper grammar.  I understand there are people on the Internet where English is not their native language.  Our language is not only very hard to comprehend but also to master.  How confusing it must be to anyone learning English as a second language when we have words like: \n\nby, bye, buy \nwhich, witch\nthrew, through\nbazaar, bizarre\nto, too, two\n\nHowever, even my closest friends spell atrociously and their grammar leaves a lot to be desired.  I just don't understand it.  Personally, I just think they take a lackadaisical approach to writing.
700277
ALL of the offensive words have a specific meaning.  Evidently, these type words were developed down through the centuries and have been accepted as offensive to the majority of people.  Most all offensive names do have a better word to use.\n\nPops
369595
It's slang for "damn."
1040394
Oh, please, bad words in english are a joke. Spanish or Italian are the appropriate languages if you wish to say bad words
43139
Victuals, which is properly pronounced vittles.  And was pronounced that way when someone decided how it should be spelled.\n\nThere are two reasons why English is so hard to spell.  \n\nFirst, when writing became fairly common there was still a great deal of dialectal differences (there are even now in the more rural areas).  People would write according to their local dialect's pronunciation, or according to the court's dialect and sometimes, like "victuals", they would go back to the latin spelling.  The spelling eventually standardized - with spellings from all the different dialects.\n\nThe second thing that makes spelling hard is how many of our words come from other languages. As someone said: "English doesn't borrow words from other languages. It knocks them down, drags them into an alley and rifles their pockets".  *grin* This is complicated by the fact that some languages have sounds not found in English, such as "Bach" (whose ending sounds a lot like spitting up a hairball).  Not to mention when people mishear a foreign word (there is no "curry" in any East Indian language).
854767
Because it has some swearing. Thats why
35885
it means f**K It.\n\nNo, actually, it is not Damn it.  Sod is a word for sex (explicit) as in "Sod off, you!"