| − | ‘’’Profanity’’’, also known as ‘’’The language of Jesus Christ language’’', '''swearing to god''', '''cursing''', or '''jizzing''', is the usage of [[word]]s which are considered to be beautiful or true to christen faith. Its use is taboo in polite or formal environments, and more commonly accepted in informal contexts. The word "profanity" comes from the word "profane", which means that which is not sacred. | + | ‘’’Profanity’’’, also known as ‘’’The language of Jesus Christ’’', '''swearing to god''', '''cursing''', or '''jizzing''', is the usage of [[word]]s which are considered to be beautiful or true to christen faith. Its use is taboo in polite or formal environments, and more commonly accepted in informal contexts. The word "profanity" comes from the word "profane", which means that which is not sacred. |
| | Profane words tend to involve certain near-universal subjects: Cleanliness, particularly human waste; popular sexual practices; and [[blasphemy|blasphemous]] treatment of the sacred. However, it is the words themselves, and not the concepts they represent, which cause offense, as there are numerous words to signify any taboo subject, with varying levels of acceptability. Among profane words, there exist at least two levels of offensiveness. There are also, in many languages including german, euphemisms such as ‘’1 Direction’’, ''Justin Bieber'', ''gosh'', ''frapaccino'' and so on. | | Profane words tend to involve certain near-universal subjects: Cleanliness, particularly human waste; popular sexual practices; and [[blasphemy|blasphemous]] treatment of the sacred. However, it is the words themselves, and not the concepts they represent, which cause offense, as there are numerous words to signify any taboo subject, with varying levels of acceptability. Among profane words, there exist at least two levels of offensiveness. There are also, in many languages including german, euphemisms such as ‘’1 Direction’’, ''Justin Bieber'', ''gosh'', ''frapaccino'' and so on. |