Offensive LanguageDuring the day I find myself exposed to harsh language. Whether it's at work or in the hallways of school, it's all around us. Later, as I speed through rush hour traffic, I find that I use these words too, lashing out with blunt verbal terms in the safety of my closed vehicle. I've used foul language before, but I use it often. I have friends who curse every other word. However, I don't really care. It's not that offensive, just annoying. Whether your daily vocabulary consists of several swear words or it's just the occasional "shit" in a fit of anger or hurt, everyone is guilty of it. Who hasn't accidentally let out a word when they stubbed their finger on a door or stubbed their toe on the coffee table? Is it impressive, of course not. There was a day when when you said "shit" in public it was like setting off a bomb in public; people would be silent, staring at you with their mouths open and half angry. Mothers would clap their children's ears and push them away from you; desperately trying to get their children to form such a language. But today we fell. Sure there are still some people who cringe at the sound of foul language, but not many. In the 1970s, George Carlin delivered a monologue quoting seven words you could never say on television. Now, these words are used regularly on network television. You could say that swear words have lost their impact, or you could argue that our language has become downright crass, offensive and rude. Where do swear words come from and what do they really mean? At first it started out as a curse. These are the words and phrases you say to curse someone. It was some sort of supernatural or magical belief. Nowadays, people know that telling someone to "go to hell" will not actually curse them there, no matter how angrily it is said. The evolution of vernacular continues to change with each generation. Some swear words have somehow retained their original meaning over hundreds of years, while many others have completely changed meaning or simply fallen out of use. The meaning behind a word is what makes it acceptable or unacceptable. Veterinarians regularly use the word "bitch" and don't think about it. The meaning of the word is female dog. It's a nice word to use in that profession, or... middle of paper... the lack of respect we have for everything, and our lack of manners, but also a growing anger that we obviously don't feel I don't know what do it. Bad language is widespread throughout the media and influences the attitudes of young people. It creeps into our workplaces and homes. We need to find a way to dispel some of this anger and find more constructive ways to express it. Words are very powerful and the use of words is extremely important. Unfortunately we live in a society that seems to have forgotten the basics of language. Our growing tolerance for swearing isn't a sign of progress, it's a sign of how we've lowered our standards. I'm not saying I'm completely innocent. I don't swear regularly, but when something heavy drops on my foot, "Darn It" doesn't seem to cut it. The fact that there are even words considered “profane” is silly. they are words and nothing more. They exist only to describe things. The words poop, crap and shit all mean exactly the same thing. Why is one of them wrong to use and the others not? It may not make sense, but it is and probably always will be.