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An Entymology of the word Fuck

Date Submitted: 02/21/2003 22:32:01
Category: / Literature / English
Length: 2 pages (587 words)
Views: 54600

Fuck! Is that offensive to you? Why is the word “*censored*” such a taboo word in the English language as opposed to its definition of “copulation”? It would seem to make sense that if a word is offensive it’s meaning would be twice that. Strangely, sex is not an offensive word at all, and is used frequently in formal conversations and writings. Upon questioning, not one person could give a concrete answer on why …

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…of the taboo word “*censored*”. So why is the word *censored* so offensive? Perhaps, because it describes sex in a very un-holy manner or because it was made popular by the military and is considered a “sailor word”. My own hunches tell me it’s just like human nature to find something that offends them and go with it. Besides, could you imagine slipping and not having a curse word to exclaim the extreme pain?

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