bad language

Ive seen the offending word on the odd thread and as it was being used for emphasis, it made me chuckle. I don't swear in front of children, but there's a lot of effing and blinding going on when I watch politics and current affairs programmes. It depends on how it is used.

I wrote "damn" yesterday. I hope that does not count!
But yes someone did lose it the other day. Right from the off there has been a general consensus to keep GN fairly swearing free. This is because swear words offend many GN members. So it is a kind of "grandparents agreement", rarely breached.

They rarely appear on Gransnet. Doesn't bother me anyway.

I haven't noticed any, but then, I'm not easily shocked.

What four-letter words on gransnet? Where? Can't say I've noticed. Mind you, I don't read every thread.

I think some expressions that were 'rude' once upon a time have lost their bite nowadays so, for instance, people might put 'FFS' where previously they would have put 'for goodness' sake'.

Rudeness can bother me, but mere words can't. One can use very 'polite' words and expressions in a rude way.

I must confess it doesn't worry me as long as it isn't done in a threatening way, but I am a bit naughty with swearing myself. I put it down to being a Convent girl and a nurse ;) I must say I did laugh the other day when my DD (who is also a little bit of a potty mouth) and I were discussing naughty words with the GC and they couldn't think of one naughty word. It must all go over their heads, but we decided it was because the words were never used at them in anger, which I do hate.

I haven't seen any posts with four-letter words, but presumably if someone is posting and using them, they think it's necessary.