Why is English swearing so weak?

Guest   Tue Nov 20, 2007 7:17 pm GMT
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One should try avoid deliberately using offensive language when speaking a foreign language. It doesn't make you look smart but rather quite the opposite."

That's the thing... In other languages, swearing can be an art, of which not everyone is capable.
Rodrigo   Wed Nov 21, 2007 3:57 am GMT
My impression is that most English swear words are used in most English speakingf countries. Fuck is the same in the US, Canada, NZ, etc. For example in Spanish I use words that are not offensive at all but that are extremely rude in Argentina.