Why are most cuss words 4 letters in length?
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cause i said so now you think about that
637386
Censorship doesn't make much sense. The word "Jew" for a long time was not allowed in an online Scrabble game. Now they allow it. Does that make sense?\nSince four letter words are not allowed on some sites, some people type f-u-c-k, and the words go through. Does that make sense?\nPeople that use a 4-letter word in every sentence are boring, but how can words hurt us, as the old saying suggests?\nP.S. When I reread what I have just said, I must admit that some words do hurt, especially if they are true, but I don't think that justifies censorship which is subjecting us to another's sensitivities.
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Do you realize how completely annoying it is when people TyPe LiKe ThIs???  And words like beginnners, stockings, skirts answers all end in S, not Z!  Please, just because this is the internet doesn't mean we need to completely abandon basic grammar, spelling and formatting rules.\n\nThank you.
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I think it's actually the number of 5-character sets typed per minute.\n\nI thi/nk it/'s ac/tuall/y the/ numb/er of/ 5-ch/aract/er se/ts ty/ped p/er mi/nute./ ==> 14 words\n\n--------\nFollow-up:  Red unicorn may be more correct than me !!!\n--------
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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.
670741
good question, which makes me wonder why abbreviation is such a long work.
654898
vulgar curse words in the 1st century  were invented by the French. the f word comes from focation with means intercouse
788466
F***. It's versatile, and in spite of the fact that there are thousands of other words that start with the letter "f", it's called THE "f" word.
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Usually it is out of frustration with something that is not going the way that the person cussing was hoping for. Sometimes it is just a word used as filler because they can't think of the word that they wanted to use. You know, like how when you are talking and are trying to think of a word, so you say, "Um", or, "Ah". It's the same thing. People shouldn't cuss as much as they do, however, it seems to have become accepted as just part of society now days. I have to admit that I am guilty of doing this. I'm not as bad as some people that I've heard in public. Mostly younger kids these days, (teens),  have the worst potty mouths! I hear them on the bus cussing, and they don't even look around first to check and see if maybe there is a mother with a little kid riding the bus too! I won't cuss in front of children. That's just rude. I don't want people doing it in front of MY kids either.
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depends on what you call a swear word.\n\nThat I can think of off the top of my head, there are\n4 major ones
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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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yup   if you take "five letters" you will be left with "one word"
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On average, yeah...it's about the most offensive word in the entire language.  I've been called many names affectionately, that most would consider offensive, and yet didn't bother me at all.  The c word is in its own category though.  I don't think any amount of affection while using that word would be enough to make it acceptable to me.
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It has to do with the we humans process language in general and the printed word specifically.  You notice that all of the letters are there, and the beginning and ending letters are correct.  For longer words, they often have anchors at the syllable breaks.  We have difficulty when letters are missing or extra letters are added, changing the size of the words, and also when words are just typed in in a stand alone mode, and we lose context.
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No it's not really, but you're meant to write it down in slightly increasing size ie: small 1 through to large 4. It's a psychological test. people avoid choosing 1 & 4 because they're too obvious in extremes and two is weeny, so that only leaves 3 which conveniently fits quite well. \nI've made quite a lot of money in pubs 'reading' people's minds with this trick
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holy crap\noh my f***in god\ngod damn\n \nwhat more do ya want, there's so many cuss words in the english language its hilarious
487608
wow, really? personally i dont think "pissed" should be considered a cuss-word, but your spelling....yikes!!