...is to swear in it. I mean really. There are a handful of said words that ruin a song, but the worst by far is the bomb, the mother of all swear words. You know, that one that seems to be used by the unintelligent or uninspired lyricist (and equally unintelligent English speakers) as a noun, pronoun, verb, adjective, adverb, preposition, appositive, conjunction, interjection...(did I miss any?)
My momma used to say "Cussing is a sign of a dull mind." I must agree. Apparently the English language, according to the Oxford Dictionary, has more than 220,000 words (words that are currently in use, obsolete, and derivatives). Plenty of other words to fit the bill out there. Let's use 'em.
I've also noticed that non-native English speakers seem to feel that they are not properly "speaking the lingo" if they don't throw that word in multiple places in every sentence they utter. Important speaking tip: if you really want to sound fluent (and intelligent too), don't use that word. It just makes you sound like you're trying too hard and that your vocabulary is severely stunted.
Oh, and if you're swearing because you wanna be "different" or "fly" or whatever, guess what? Unfortunately, that's not gonna do it for you. Too many people use inappropriate speech nowadays. You wanna be your own person? Expand your vocabulary. Stay away from those "common" words. Especially that one common word. You know which one I mean....
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