History of the Predictive Text Swearing

Armstrong and Miller genius work on why texting won't let you swear.

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  Comedy

[ricochetrichie]

i once txted a girl a rude suggestion but it came out;

"I cant wait to kick your puppy"

[Nathan Crosskey]

"Whereas we do not offer them... cock."

"or anal"

[ifjoewasntcurly]

2625, Am I writing cock or anal, the plot thickens

[hondamason]

Nice

[Stannnnnnnnn]

"Under certain circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer."  ~Mark Twain

[hawkbit13]

Indeed. The idea that the upper classes do not swear is wrong, they swear worse than anyone else. Back in the middle ages, when noblemen spoke French primarily, they learnt English from their servants, and picked up some choice words which they used freely. However, the upper classes see swearing in public as a negative thing.

[perfacetus]

I disagree. The idea that the word is vulgar is the very reason people use the word. After all, if the words were not offensive there would be no purpose in using them, they would be pointless.

People swear because they want to be associated the charateristics of a person who swears (likely to break the rules, potentially out of control, violent, aggressive) and people (like some upper classes) avoid swearing because they see those very same characterists as negative, rather than positive.

[jackdtroughton]

Everyone CAN swear and should! The value judgement that swearing is bad or vulgar originates in the upper class and those who seek to emulate them is all I'm observing and reporting.