7.4.09

On "Bad Words"

I was asked recently: "What makes a word 'bad'?"

I understand the intention of the question, but first and foremost, using words incorrectly, or grammatically constructing sentences with stupid words, like "delicious" to not describe food, or "Nuculer." Though I do love the word "irregardless" because of Jimmy Fallon, and will use it until my dying breath, which will probably be reserved for another word, like "Help me, I'm falling" or "I didn't mean to say that you irritate me."

But the true intention of the question is the opinion of "curse words." I cannot fathom any single word actually being bad. The context and the way it used, yes, but the words themselves are just words. That's the beauty of English. We have so many words to say the same thing with different intentions. So in and of themselves, words are not bad. Though I do not think anyone would like being cursed at, which is entirely different than the word itself.