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I have a friend who definitely uses Jesus and Christ as aggressive profanity. I’ve actually told him it makes me uncomfortable, and I’d prefer him to use the f word. His brother in law is an Episcopalian clergyman – who knows what happens when he meets his sister. It has got to a very bad level with him and it’s strangely out of character. Me? I’m very bad at turning the air blue. I tend not to swear in writing or online now because I know people will discredit what I’m saying. If I am angry or upset by something, it does act as a safety valve. It’s better I do that than get physical… other words don’t cut it, and I sometimes get angrier when forbidden to since that anger has nowhere to go.
That said I try to swear as little as possible as I know it upsets people. But I used to work in construction, and in that environment it’s just part of the scenery.
I also find swearing like an addiction. If I start doing it, I do it more and more. If I try and stop, it occurs less and less.
DarkJedi wrote:
Bloody is often edited out of the Queen’s English because it refers to the blood of Christ. Americans seem to think it’s common and acceptable in the Empire.
There is some argument about that. Some people say ut is a corruption of By Our Lady or By My Lady, i.e. the pre-Reformation Virgin Mary.
It is less strong than certain words by the way. Definitely the c word, probably the f word, possibly the s word.
Old Timer wrote:
“Vain” means “conceited” (“He is vain.”) and “of no consequence; without effect” (“He did it in vain.”).Taking the Lord’s name in vain originally meant using it without authority, in a way that would not be honored and, therefore, have no eternal consequence or effect.
Jews are very cagey about this. Jews will regularly write “G*d” to avoid inappropriate use. Likewise when reading YHWH in the Bible, they often replace it with Adonai or HaShem (the word, the name).
Yep, the Jews avoided saying the name of God, because they saw no need to do so (no purpose or authority). I don’t like that approach, personally, since it feels too much like “He Who Must Not Be Named” – paeticularly since active punishment often was seen as a legitimate result of improper usage.
Old Timer wrote:
Yep, the Jews avoided saying the name of God, because they saw no need to do so (no purpose or authority).I don’t like that approach, personally, since it feels too much like “He Who Must Not Be Named” – paeticularly since active punishment often was seen as a legitimate result of improper usage.
OK Curt, you’ve forced me into a Monty Python reference. Their satire of Jews not using the name of God in “The Life of Brian” points out the shortcomings of such a law. Watch the clip
here at your own riskI think this is one of the funniest scenes I’ve ever seen in a movie, but my wife thinks I have a warped sense of humor, so your mileage may vary.
And now for something totally different.
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