In this episode we look at and challenge the use of profanity in our conversations
How did we do this and maintain our G Rating??? Very carefully
pro·fan·i·ty/ prəˈfanədē/
noun
1. blasphemous or obscene language.
“an outburst of profanity”
Swearing performs certain psychological functions, and uses particular linguistic and neurological mechanisms; all these are avenues of research. New your times https://www.linkedin.com/company/80960291/admin/author Natalie Angier notes that functionally similar behavior can be observed in chimpanzees, and may contribute to our understanding.[24] Angier also notes that swearing is a widespread but perhaps underappreciated anger management technique; that “Men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority, and that university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university day care center”.
According to Steven Pinker, there are five possible functions of swearing:
· ABUSIVE swearing, intended to offend, intimidate or otherwise cause emotional or psychological harm
· CATHARTIC swearing, used in response to pain or misfortune
· DYSPHEMISTIC swearing, used to convey that the speaker thinks negatively of the subject matter and to make the listener do the same
· EMPATHIC swearing, intended to draw additional attention to what is considered to be worth paying attention to
· IDIOMATIC swearing, used for no other particular purpose, but as a sign that the conversation and relationship between speaker and listener is informal
Steven Arthur Pinker (born September 18, 1954)is a Canadian-American cognitive psychologist, psycholinguist, popular science author and public intellectual. He is an advocate of evolutionary psychology and the computational theory of mind.
Warnings:
- Swearing can get you banned from all sorts of sites, from Internet forums to massively multiplayer online role-playing games. Some forums allow mild swearing, which means allowing very little amounts of swearing in your posts.
- Swearing at school might get you suspended or expelled.
- Swearing at work might get you fired.
- Swearing in a public place can get you fined, or even imprisoned in some countries or cities, notably Australia.
Reasons not to: Be more professional, increase vocabulary, appear more intelligent
Reasons to: Self expression, Connection through informality (acceptance)….To Make a really strong point.
Profanity is the effort of the feeble brain to express itself forcibly – Spencer W. Kimball
The moment of enlightenment from today
Choose your words wisely , Know your audience and use your full vocabulary