Comments on: Cursed Words http://myskepsi.com/archives/423 Musings & Mishaps of One SuperMom in Training Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:58:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Tim http://myskepsi.com/archives/423#comment-142 Tim Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:37:08 +0000 http://myskepsi.com/archives/423#comment-142 My wife and I freely let the language of any sort fly at home when we’re alone, but generally refrain from the more socially unacceptable words when around others. The “f-word” you were referring to is actually from a monk’s writings in the 10th century while writing “worldy” knowledge, or, “(F)or (u)nlawful (c)arnal (k)nowledge. If you study the bible a bit, you will actually find the words shit and piss. Yet, we as a society still consider these words offensive, no matter the context they’re used in. Hmm . . . it just goes to show what groupped opinion and superstition can do to not just one society, but globally. Humans . . . My wife and I freely let the language of any sort fly at home when we’re alone, but generally refrain from the more socially unacceptable words when around others.

The “f-word” you were referring to is actually from a monk’s writings in the 10th century while writing “worldy” knowledge, or, “(F)or (u)nlawful (c)arnal (k)nowledge.

If you study the bible a bit, you will actually find the words shit and piss. Yet, we as a society still consider these words offensive, no matter the context they’re used in. Hmm . . . it just goes to show what groupped opinion and superstition can do to not just one society, but globally.

Humans . . .

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