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SlingBang

Great article and correct understanding of the modern usage of the word f**k. However, I have one polite warning: Be very careful NOT to interpret American 'pop-culture' or 'celebrities' as representing NORMAL people living in America. In American society, swearing is considered vulgar, rude, and a sign of being 'less-educated' for lack of better classification. Rude, vulgar, people just tend to be loud so APPEAR to represent a larger group. In fact, 50% of Americans (60% of Conservatives and 25% of Democrats) still TRULY believe in a religion, attend places of worship, and don't swear on purpose. (unless they spill their coffee or delete some important file...)

Precipitation24

Thank you! I am glad to hear that because some of them are beyond my understanding of English, and even now I cannot fully believe it. Also, I will keep you advice in mind. In particular, much of my English vocabulary comes from ZTV news and Angry Video Game Nerd, and I realized that it would be dangerous to use their phrasings in places like here.

anymany

all of these can really be used between friends in a playful tone.

I feel like cursing is an integral part of communication and building relationships, obviously dont use them around your boss or during an important sensitive moment like a funeral or church

fuck me can also be used towards someone,like " you didn't bring the money?! fuck me, how are we supposed to pay then?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJBEAZFP0aA 0:46 is a good example of "fuck me" directed towards someone instead of the speaker

"get the fuck out of here" = "no way"
I.E. "you got in?! get the fuck out of here, that's awesome"

"fucker" = person/asshole/douche
I.E. " this fucker bumped into me and didn't apologize"

another fun way to curse is expletive infixation, like "god-fucking-damn it" "fan-fucking-tastic" here's a good video explaining more about it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dt22yWYX64w

Precipitation24

Thank you! I promise I will never use expressions that include "~". However, each of the uses in your comment is so interesting that I could write an article about each one!

“you didn’t bring the money?! fuck me, how are we supposed to pay then?”
"FUCK ME YOU SAID THAT LIKE TEN YEARS AGO!"
These are very interesting examples. Personally, I think this usage is possible because "~ me" and "Oh my!" have similar meanings.

“get the fuck out of here”
In addition to the use of "the ~", I was surprised by the meaning of "get out of here". This is a very difficult expression for a non-native English speaker. What's more, as far as I've surfed the web, I have no idea how this idiom came to have this meaning.

“fucker”
I think this word could be interpreted as a shortened form of "mother~er".

“god-fucking-damn it”
“fan-fucking-tastic”
"of-bloody-course"
This expression is also very deep! According to the video and Wikipedia, I found the rule linguistically complex and still controversial. But I like the one with "bloody" because it is very "British".
I actually saw it used in a funny scene where the speaker is tired of being asked the same thing over and over again by a friend.

anymany

@Precipitation24

fuck me, now that i think about it, you're right, they do have similar meanings, a type of negative disbelief liken"oh no"

i think the "get the fuck out of here" has a similar tone to like "shut up" said when someone is giving great nee, similarly as "no way". like you're calling them a lier bc the statement is "too good to be true"
so in a sentence like " i just made it to the finals" you could respond with "no way" or "shut up" or " get the fuck out of here"

well, i'll be a shit covered fucker, i never thought about it being shorthand for MFr

explecative infixation is more of a gut feeling in my opinion, you kinda have to judge how to use it based on thr stress and rythim of the sentence. in a simiar way to adjectival order where "expensive tall green wall" sounds off

Precipitation24

>> now that I think about it, you’re right.
Thank you! "Oh no" looks like the expression that even I can use.

>> I think the “get the fuck out of here” has a similar tone to like “shut up”
This is a good example! I think I understand a little.

>> well, I’ll be a shit covered fucker, I never thought about it being shorthand for MFr
Sorry, this is a dirty topic...

>> explecative infixation is more of a gut feeling in my opinion, you kinda have to judge how to use it based on thr stress and rythim of the sentence.
I would like to use it if the opportunity arises! Of course, I will not use it directly, but I might use it in the future when I write a novel in English.

I have many more questions I would like to ask you (for example, the classification of subjective/objective adjectives as seen in the "adjective order" you pointed out, and the relationship between English and Christianity as seen in the expression "Oh my!"), but I will stop bothering you.

anymany

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please do ask, but we should probably do this over PMs. I'd be more than happy to help!

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