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A Responsible and Effective Approach to Swearing



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A Responsible and Effective Approach to Swearing
By studying curse words, paying close attention to exactly how natives use them, and asking lots of questions, you will start to develop a deeper and more culturally fluent understanding of these words.
For most people, the safest first step to fluency in swear words is to (a) open your mind to their inherent power (and their value to your learning), and (b) start observing how we use them, when we use them (in speech, and which social contexts), and most importantly, the emotion behind each word.
Let’s start with a few examples that tend to confuse even highly proficient English speakers:
The Shit and Shit
What a huge difference one little article (the) can make. If I say “that song is shit,” I’m communicating a very negative emotion about the song. It’s not offensive unless the person I’m talking to strongly disagrees, or if the context is more formal.
But if I say “that song is the shit,” I’m communicating a very positive emotion about the song and even recommending it. While this would not be appropriate in a formal context, its use is not vulgar or abusive.
It’s clear why “shit” would mean something derogatory and cause a vulgar emotional reaction, as the literal meaning of the word is obscene (poop), but the meaning of “the shit” actually has a very positive connotation.
You probably know that “ass” is a more vulgar way to say “butt,” and you might even know that an “ass” is an animal similar to a “donkey” (from “jackass”), but the word ass communicates literally dozens of other uses that cover a whole spectrum of both profane and positive emotions.
So in a literal sense, an “ass” and a “badass” look pretty similar, but their meanings and uses are complete opposites. “Badass” doesn’t meaning an “ass” that is “bad.” As an adjective, “badass” means “awesome”, and as a noun, a “badass” is a tough and aggressive hero like Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator or Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious. 
The point is that you can’t learn many of these words by dissecting the literal meaning or studying from a book. You have to learn it in context and feel the emotions behind it.
Exactly why languages evolve in certain ways is often a mystery to us all, but one clear thing is that fluent understanding (and use) of these terms demands a direct and meaningful experience of not only the words, but also the cultural context in which we use them.
Obviously it’s the decision of each person the degree to which they learn swear words, but it’s undeniable the importance of swear words in the fluent participation of English speaking pop-culture.
Curse words, also known as swear words, bad words, or insults, are for most people considered taboo when teaching and learning English. Teachers will definitely cringe at the thought of their students learning English curse words. For a word to qualify as a swear word it must have the potential to offend, crossing a cultural line into taboo territory.
Here are 2 reasons why students should study curse and strong words expressions when learning English:


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