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Why do we speak with modern slang in such a vulgar way?
Why are English cuss words so sexual/private? "Get your **** together." Was a slave from like 1400 forced to like... do something with their poo? 'f' this F that. "f... my life." idk how you can intercourse your own life. Why do we still use these words in such strange ways about things???
4 Answers
- curtisports2Lv 72 years ago
Language is constantly evolving. The British vulgarism 'take the piss' out of someone does not mean to literally insert a catheter and withdraw urine. That's been around since the 1930s, at least.
- FascinatedLv 62 years ago
Slang is different from vulgarities. The dictionary says: "Slang is a type of language that consists of words and phrases that are regarded as very informal, are more common in speech than writing, and are typically restricted to a particular context or group of people."
Cuss words are in another bag altogether.
