I feel like Mormon swear substitutes are more likely to be syllable-matching Ned Flandersisms of the "No hecking way!" variety. Southern ones are a little more baroque and stray further from the original obscenity/profanity.

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Anonymous wrote:It's a Mormon thing, in my experience. But I have very little experience with it. Most people I know just curse.

Mormons come from flyover country.

And Jesus can see that they're swearing because the intent is there even though they use different words. Which are just random sounds. He also sees them soaking.

Anonymous wrote:I’d it is intended as a curse/swear word, it is. For those who think using geez or OMG are a get around the don’t use the Lord’s name in vain, they are not. So sayeth the parochial schools[i][u]. I, however, think a four-letter Anglo-Saxon word is the most succinct and understandable way to express one’s feeling in certain situations. The further in my career I went and the more corporate higher-ups I worked with, the more common cursing was, particularly the use of the f-bomb.

Definitely not true in my parochial school. I can still hear Sister Patricia letting out a loud "Oh my Geeze, young ladies!"

Anonymous wrote:It's a Mormon thing, in my experience. But I have very little experience with it. Most people I know just curse.

Mormons come from flyover country.

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Anonymous wrote:I do try not to swear around people I don’t know well and/or kids. I actually was “that lady” one time while standing in line at Ben & Jerry’s at a resort hotel with 2 potty mouthed teens dropping f bombs right behind me and my then 4 yo daughter. I turned around and admonished them for swearing around so many small children. They actually stopped.

I think it is just poor manners to not think about where you are/who you are with while swearing.

So, yes, I might occasionally use one of the fake swears because I am aware of my surroundings.

I'm so glad I don't know you.

How do you know you don’t?

I'm not going to swear around my kids. So, there are times when I say things like, sugar honey ice tea! Shut the front door. What the fudge! Oh. My. Goodness. 6 and 2 is 8!

The ole, swear words are for superior people, look at this article I linked to prove it, trope. Seems more of a chicken and egg, seek and you shall find situation. How can something used by everything from CEO’s to gangbangers be a sign of anything other than one’s willingness to recognize the rules of polite society? I hate the f bomb, using the crudest word available that is meant to demean the act of sex, and really works against women making it a function without connection, means you’re intelligent and inventive? Give me a good old, “burns my biscuits” any day.

It's a Mormon thing, in my experience. But I have very little experience with it. Most people I know just curse.

Anonymous wrote:I do try not to swear around people I don’t know well and/or kids. I actually was “that lady” one time while standing in line at Ben & Jerry’s at a resort hotel with 2 potty mouthed teens dropping f bombs right behind me and my then 4 yo daughter. I turned around and admonished them for swearing around so many small children. They actually stopped.

I think it is just poor manners to not think about where you are/who you are with while swearing.

So, yes, I might occasionally use one of the fake swears because I am aware of my surroundings.

I'm so glad I don't know you.

I use pretend swear words because real ones will get me kicked out of a tennis match and I like playing tennis.

I’d it is intended as a curse/swear word, it is. For those who think using geez or OMG are a get around the don’t use the Lord’s name in vain, they are not. So sayeth the parochial schools. I, however, think a four-letter Anglo-Saxon word is the most succinct and understandable way to express one’s feeling in certain situations. The further in my career I went and the more corporate higher-ups I worked with, the more common cursing was, particularly the use of the f-bomb.

Anonymous wrote:I roll my eyes at these people. Just cuss if you need to cuss.

Ghetto.

I like them. So colorful.

My favorite was a sweet old lady saying, " Oh, sugar cookies!"

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Anonymous wrote:ok, but why? why is it such a travesty to swear? This 42yo mom of 2 under 12 is unsure of what weight we are collectively giving words just said in frustration/pain (I do draw the line at directing them at people.)

Swearing shows you are an immature, unserious person who lacks the ability to distinguish between catastrophe and inconvenience, and so should be ignored. Adult who cries wolf.

https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/health/swearing-benefits-wellness/index.html

Clearly you are not bright.

There's a term for this: minced oath.