Do swear words make someone seem unintelligent

by Todd Posted 2012/08/08 19:37:08

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	At times	21 votes	40%
	Undecided	1 vote	2%

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Tom R 007 2012/08/26 07:40:21

At times

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It depends on how frequently and how casually the swear words are used. I'm not saying that people who swear a lot are unintelligent, but when one's vocabulary is limited to mainly swear words, it certainly can make one appear a little less intelligent.

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Pam 2012/08/12 11:57:35

Yes

There are better ways to express yourself

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serethiel 2012/08/09 13:50:05

At times

if all people do is swear, it kind of makes me feel like they can't think of anything else to say. but usually no, and i don't think swearing is as bad as people make it out to be.

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VERYwiseguy 2012/08/09 04:02:58

Yes

+1
Most times but it depends on where and how etc...

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Daniel O'Hern 2012/08/09 00:49:12

At times

It demonstrates their lack of self control under duress. Many times that is associated with ignorance but it is also learned behavior. Monkey see monkey do.

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NYYankees 2012/08/09 00:10:58

No

+1
not exactly

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Sinister Ken Doll™ 2012/08/08 23:31:27

No

+1
personally, i don't feel that they are reflective at all; they're just words

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kurtanderson1 2012/08/08 23:01:54

At times

It depends on the swear word. "M----f---ker" seems to occur a lot from dumber types, while "s--thead" and "f--kface" are often used by smart people.

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KG 2012/08/08 22:38:25

No

+2
they are just fkn words, ffs. :)

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Sister Jean 2012/08/08 22:31:00

Yes

yes

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Todd to Sister ... 2012/08/09 03:47:16

Nun judgement

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Bulbasaurus Rex. 2012/08/08 22:06:42

At times

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Not necessarily..
I find that people seem unintelligent when their whole argument consists of insults and swear words.

But a few here and there with a logical reply, no big deal.

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lonewolf 2012/08/08 21:56:47

No

+3
some people are so dense you have swear to get your point accross

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Badgerbumface 2012/08/08 21:55:06

No

+3
Not swear words, my friend, but sentence enhancers.
Note how boring this sentence is;

The dog jumped over the wall.

Now let's add a few sentence enhancers;

The bastard dog jumped over the f**king wall, bitches!

There, that's more interesting XD XD XD

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Sick Boy 2012/08/08 21:49:44

No

+3

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LadyMorgana696 2012/08/08 21:41:26

No

+1
Agreed with 666_Maggots_PassionForGlory :)

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JohnT 2012/08/08 20:55:49

At times

+1
If a person cannot discuss something for a few minutes without cursing I would say they have a limited vocabulary.

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Rowena Ravenclaw 2012/08/08 20:46:06

At times

+2
It depends on how often the person swears and how they use the swear words and things like that.

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GothicaVende††aSquiggles\(#... 2012/08/08 20:39:05

At times

$GothicaVende††aSquiggles\(#_#)/$

+2
It depends on how they use it, and how much...I guess.

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Silver_Sword 2012/08/08 20:36:06

No

+1
If someone swears, he could been seen uncontrolled or rude but not unintelligent.

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Vision of Verve 2012/08/08 20:34:26
Todd to Vision ... 2012/08/08 20:37:33

I would consider you good with words so thanks for the opinion

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Ash-the-empress 2012/08/08 20:16:57

At times

+1
When used in place of a legitimate and intellectual argument yes.

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Tarnjar.Jayne.Grainger 2012/08/08 20:15:50

At times

+1
Swearing could be a result of no comeback:3

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Kat 2012/08/08 20:12:10

No

+2
There are a lot on here that like to think so. Lack of intelligence makes you unintelligent...

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Transquesta 2012/08/08 19:54:17 (edited)

No

+2
Compulsive judgers seem unintelligent to me. The compulsively prudish as well. In my experience, those who whine endlessly about the 'profanity' of others are working in opposition to their own cause with the first complaint. The most effective way to fight 'profanity' or bad grammar is by not using it yourself.

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Todd to Transqu... 2012/08/08 20:09:13

+1
I never pay attention to my grammar. I type like 70 words a minute and when people point out spelling mistakes I usually tell them "If your trying to invalidate me by making me seem unintelligent you should also mention the..." and i mention the other grammar errors

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Transqu... to Todd 2012/08/08 20:11:16

+1
Excellent response!

The point, of course, is that one most effectively corrects 'bad behavior' by correcting his/her own bad behavior first.

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Todd to Transqu... 2012/08/08 20:12:34

+1
I agree lead by example don't argue until you turn purple.. Maybe just until you turn red

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Transqu... to Todd 2012/08/08 20:16:52

:-D

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VERYwis... to Todd 2012/08/09 04:04:33

Solution spell check. ;)

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Outta' Here. 2012/08/08 19:46:11
Vicereine Killbride 2012/08/08 19:45:14

At times

+2
It depends on the way you use the swear word.

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Todd to Vicerei... 2012/08/08 20:11:32
Vicerei... to Todd 2012/08/08 20:15:03

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If your serious, then yes. That's stupid. If you're joking, its fine.

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Todd to Vicerei... 2012/08/08 20:29:20

But then maybe it's not the swear words at all, it's just the context that makes something stupid.
what about
"I'm going to punch that gayboy until he squeels if he messes with me"
^Pretty much same sentence without swears

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Vicerei... to Todd 2012/08/08 20:51:01

+1
Its the swears and the context in which they're used.

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Todd to Vicerei... 2012/08/08 21:15:41

So the first one was much worse in your opinion?

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Vicerei... to Todd 2012/08/08 21:42:58

Yes.

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Todd to Vicerei... 2012/08/08 21:51:48

Okay, and I wasn't trying to argue I came off abrasive because my example was offensive but I only wanted to know your opinion.

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