Who invented curse words?
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Since the earliest moments of modern human language 100,000 years ago, there were things which people feared--death and the spirit world.  Linked to this were processes which were not completely understood--conception (including the procreative act) and the inner workings of the human body.  As a response to that fear or ignorance certain groups of words became taboo, which means that you don't talk about them.  Why not talk about them?  Because by naming death, you summoned it to you; by talking about reproduction, you risked the life of the unborn; by naming a deceased relative, you summoned their ghost; by talking about a body part used in reproduction, you risked its malfunction; by naming a deity, you called it to you and that was never a good idea.\n\nDeath is a common one.  No one says, "My father died".  People say, "He passed away", "He went to meet his Maker", "He went to the great golf course in the sky".  In fact, we know that there was an Old English word that meant "to die", because the Middle English word is clearly derived from an Old English word, but it was never, ever written down anywhere in all the Old English texts that exist.  In some cultures, you never again mention the name of a dead person.\n\nAnother common place for taboo words is in human reproduction.  We don't say, "I f**ked her and she got pregnant" in polite company.  You say, "We fell in love and she is now eating for two."  The same goes for waste elimination processes.\n\nWhen someone says a taboo word, the common reaction is to cringe or shy away from that person.  You don't want to bring the wrath of deity down on your head, you don't want death to come, you don't want a woman to miscarry.  All these things are common responses to the use of taboo words.\n\n"Cursing" is just an extension of the use of taboo words.  In Modern English, there is a certain set of words referring to body waste elimination, the reproductive act, and the body parts used in that act, that are considered wrong to use in polite company.  This is just a modern version of the taboo words that have always been with us.\n\nEDIT:  And BTW, there is not a single solitary curse word in English that is derived from an acronym.  They are all ancient words in English and date back to Proto-Germanic.  In fact, 2500 years ago, "f**k" was the POLITE way to talk about intercourse.  Then it was the POLITE way to talk about breeding animals.  It is only in the last few centuries that it became taboo and not a respectable word to use in formal settings.
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Thomas Crapper invented the toilet.  o.0
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Found a few things for ya .. http://www.insultmonger.com/swearing/  .. also .. (copied from the site and links placed below) .. Dictionaries of slang and swear words\nI had a problem these days because I didn't know the meaning of a swear word and asked what the word meant, but some people complained. After that incident I searched for some help and found it on Urban Dictionary. It is a slang dictionary with thousands of words and growing. But I searched for more and found The Alternative English Dictionary - Slang, profanities, insults and vulgarisms from all the world. A nice place to find not so nice words, it has a a PDF version, useful for vacations.\n\nAnd there is more: a swearsaurus: The Art of Insults. Offensive jokes, an insulting slang dictionary, the world's largest multilingual swearing archive of 165 languages, random insult generators - you'll find them all here. I took a look on Brazilian Portuguese Language Swear Words page and I had some surprises. I didn't know many of the words and expressions of the list and I can't use most of them, because they are too rude for my taste, even when I'm very angry. I tried also the Portuguese Language Swear Words list but didn't find some of my favourite expressions (no, I won't write them here).\n\nPosted by Bibi at August 14, 2005 07:30 PM in Language
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I think that continuous usage or even any vulgar usage of curse words shows a lack of intelligence. If someone is upset shouldnt they be able to explain it using non profane words? Anytime I hear anyone, man or woman, using foul language not only does that person appear much less attractive, but it offends me. I have small children as well. They dont need to hear it, frankly no one needs to hear it. The way in which someone speaks reveals not only their competence of the language they are using but their intelligence alltogether.\n\nI completely agree with you.
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Totally.  The second I here a person curse I tend to lose respect for that person. You said it best when you use the word ignorance.
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Someone is trying to say something explicit or trying to say a curse word and doesn't want to offend anyone so they will say, " dog *****." Don't have to blatently curse that way.
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Probably the most used and common swear word is the F-Word (F**K). Many others as the M-Word (M*****F*****) derive or are complemented by the F-Word, and most of the others (like As*Ho*e) and (cu*t) have an actual meaning but have become swear words.\n\nSo, the only interesting one to research is the F-Word. Here some theories about its origins:\n\n1. The American Heritage Dictionary says its first known occurrence in English literature was in the satirical poem "Flen, Flyss" (c.1500), where it was not only disguised as a Latin word but encrypted - gxddbov - which has been deciphered as fuccant, pseudo-Latin for "they f**k."\n\n2. When doctors wrote a diagnostic notation on the documests of soldiers in the British Imperial Army reporting sick and found to have Sexual Transmitted Diseases., the abbreviation F.*.*.K. was stamped on his documents. It was short for "Found Under Carnal Knowledge."\n\n3. In the 15th Century, when a married couple needed permission from the king to procreate. Hence, "Fornication Under Consent of the King" (F.*.*.K.).\n\n4. May be an acronym of a law term used in the 1500s that referred to rape as "Forced Unnatural Carnal Knowledge" (F.*.*.K.).\n\n5. Referring to the charge for prostitution in England: "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge (F.*.*.K.)."
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In general usage they all mean "to use 'bad language'" but properly speaking swear and curse are slightly different. \n\nTo curse is to cast an oath over somebody or something ("I curse you till the day you die!"/"May your tent be plagued with locusts!"); to swear is to pledge an oath to or on somebody or something ("I swear to protect..."/"I swear on my mother's life")\n\nCuss is just an abbreviation of curse.
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henrique qwerty invented it. john zxcvbn tried to beat him to it, but narrowly missed out because robert asdfgh grassed him upfor cheating.
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One curse at the class and another kicked me for being a wiseass, did it right in front of everyone.  The one that cursed got caught sleeping with a female student...the one that kicked me went on to become Superintendant.
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For a while yes.  I used to staff on an on-line RPG that had a rule against profanity.  Some people got pretty creative but they did tend to forget that the staff was from all over the world and would catch them eventually.  And there were always the other players to rat them out.
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I'm sorry, but if I was cussed in French, I would probably laugh.  I have nothing against the French, but their language is a bit to eloquent to effectively cuss someone.  That and the fact that the only French curse word is merde (sp?) which means sh*t.
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Jack the Ripper.\nOh sorry, I thought you said raper!\nGreatest rapper : Jesus - didn't he invent rapping :"Rap, and it shall be opened unto you!"\nMah scripsha's a bit rusty.
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Who else can screw up simple words and inadvertently insult the legally blind!?
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It bugs me. The origins of that are from the black plague, people would worry you might have it and die so they blessed you. Trouble with it sometimes is when someone is teaching or giving a speech, someone in the room sneezes, and everyone has to interrupt to bless the person, making it worse. It's anooying in those kind of situations. It also serves no purpose, except to show you care, when only it is expected. I dare to never say "bless you" (unless I'm on a first date or something.\nI had a friend that used to say "curse you!" It sounds funny, like "hank-curse-chif" Maybe it's just me.
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of curse !\n\ncan anybody tell me difference beetwen Bush and Hitler ?\n\nsend me a mail\nthanks
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who invented computer