Depends on the situation/who says it. I think sucks can be and ass...I was never allowed to say shut up or butt growing up.
Ditto this. My DH and I are in an ongoing debate about whether it's OK for DD to say butt. I say no, and I will win!
I think all of those words are crass, though not necessarily curses, and I don't want DD to say any of them.
I'm totally guilty of saying "oh God" all.the.time and DD has now picked up on it. I'm trying really hard to correct my language and say "oh my gosh" instead. We just go the library book "Oh my gosh, Mrs. McNosh" as part of my language modification program.
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Re: poll: swear words
damn=yes
crap=no for me, yes for DS
hell=depends on the context. If I"m speaking of Hell as the place, no, if I"m saying "what the hell was that?"...yes.
i don't consider crap a swear word but if i heard it out of Carson's mouth i would dicspline him for it.
all the big ones
a$$, sh!t, f%%^, damn, b!tch...........ya know the big ones.
I think if you can say it on TV - netowrk tv at 7pm - then it isn't a swear word.
BUT...I wouldn't want DD to say crap either.
Ditto this. My DH and I are in an ongoing debate about whether it's OK for DD to say butt. I say no, and I will win!
I think all of those words are crass, though not necessarily curses, and I don't want DD to say any of them.
I'm totally guilty of saying "oh God" all.the.time and DD has now picked up on it. I'm trying really hard to correct my language and say "oh my gosh" instead. We just go the library book "Oh my gosh, Mrs. McNosh" as part of my language modification program.
ditto
this.
damn - yes
crap - yes for kids, no for adults
hell - yes
I think there are words that kids shouldn't say. Crap is one of them.
damn - yes
crap - no
hell - yes
sh!t - yes