Ontology of Linguistics

[expat]

If I write a word that is recognised as a "swear word", it will be changed to an "innocent" word, to avoid offence. But if I do as we all seem to now, and just continue writing these words, knowing that everybody knows what they are, what is the difference? Is it the word itself that gives offence, not its use?

So that it is OK to see "tulip" or even "tulipe" in a post, but not tulip or tulipe (you know what I mean). I swore and you know I swore: why are you less offended because the words have been transformed?

[moorfield]

Language evolves, so if used often enough in a "rude" context, tulip will eventually become a "rude" word.

Classic example is the word: gay

When your grandad used to have a "gay time in the playground" after school he probably wasn't using a tube of lube ...

[Denny]

Language evolves, so if used often enough in a "rude" context, tulip will eventually become a "rude" word.

Classic example is the word: gay

When your grandad used to have a "gay time in the playground" after school he probably wasn't using a tube of lube ...

I remember my Dad used to say 'I turned queer in the night' (meaning he felt odd or unwell).

[Jubber]

My grandad used to 'lift shirts' for a living. He worked in a laundry.

[PRC1964]

If I write a word that is recognised as a "swear word", it will be changed to an "innocent" word, to avoid offence. But if I do as we all seem to now, and just continue writing these words, knowing that everybody knows what they are, what is the difference? Is it the word itself that gives offence, not its use?

So that it is OK to see "tulip" or even "tulipe" in a post, but not tulip or tulipe (you know what I mean). I swore and you know I swore: why are you less offended because the words have been transformed?

I'm more offended by the tulip than by the sh.1t.

However it's not my site and I imagine that Cuk benefits from not being blocked by webfilters. There are a lot of people posting from work who would not be able to visit the site if one of the net nazi companies blocked it.