哈囉我是阿滴！
今天我要來討論我對
@$%^#$! @$^#&!?
的想法 XD
好久不見的 English Corner 影片會是全英文的喔
讓大家可以訓練你的英文聽力
我也可以順便跟大家討論一些我的想法
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So as most of you already know
I upload English-related, teaching-related content
onto this channel
They’re all family friendly
And that’s the way I intended it to be
Cos you know, kids might be watching
But recently I might have let loose
some swear words here and there
and I’m getting comments like
“Oh Ray is swearing!”
or “Oh I’ve never heard him swear”
so on and so forth
Owing to that
some people around me would start telling me
to watch my language more
that I need to set an example, yeah
So today I wanted to talk to you
about my thoughts on profanity
which is just a fancy way of saying
swear words, curse words, bad words, whatever
First things first
I do not encourage swearing but
I do swear off camera
Sooooometimes
Now before you go off at me
I believe the intent of your communication
outweighs the specific words you use
Okay, I know that may sound like
a lame excuse but, but hear me out
For example, the phrase “Oh my god”
used to be regarded as profanity
Such a common phrase
such a common saying was once frowned upon
This is because saying “Oh my god” is seen as
“using the Lord’s name in vain”
which is a taboo amongst Christians
But nowadays it’s really just an expression
As language adapts into our culture, our society, our norms
people just use it
because people use it
So it really just comes down to
what you mean by the words you say
While we’re on this subject
I would like to share an interesting story
that happened to me back in middle school
So I studied in a Christian school
and obviously any form of cussing is banned
That is especially the case
for our grammar classes
Our grammar teacher, Mr. Mills
is a devout Christian you see
And he only has two rules in the classroom
One, you do not swear
Two, you do not use the Lord’s name in vain
But he is considerate enough
to give us some cheats
So instead of shit you can say shoot
Instead of damn you can say darn
Instead of Jesus you can say geez (or jeez)
And instead of oh my god you can say oh my gosh
He made this so perfectly clear that
every time you break the rules
you have to put in 10NT dollars
into the class piggy bank
And usually by the end of the semester
we would use that money for like a pizza party or something
But I remember one time in class
as I was wiping some dust off my glasses
and then somehow I broke it into two
It came as a shock so as a reflex
I said “Oh my gooooood”
and only after I realized I had to add
the -sh at the end to make it gosh
But it’s so depressing that I broke my glasses, right?
So I naturally just extended that -sh into a
shiiit
So I ended up saying
“Oh my god shit.”
And I had to put in 20 into the piggy bank
So the moral of the story?
I dunno, don’t break your glasses in class?
Anyways back to my point
I think that swearing is all about what you mean
If all is just in good fun
then I don’t really see the harm in that
There’s even a new study published in the journal
Social Psychological and Personality Science
that found people who swear more
associating with higher degrees of honesty and integrity
F*ck yeah!
Swearing is a form of self-expression
so by doing that you are
actively portraying yourself honestly
compared to those who refrain from it
Well at least that’s what the study says
But on the other hand
some people do get offended by swearing
So that’s also something you have to bear in mind
If you’re with a group of friends
and you’re used to, you know
throwing around swear words as a joke
I don’t see that as too much of a problem
But if you’re with someone who would
mistake your intent and get all offended
Then even if you mean no harm
it would be better if you keep it to yourself
And also, obviously, if you swear too much
people would think that you’re vulgar and impolite
That was just an example
I don’t really talk like that
I know some friends who would swear excessively all the time
and it can really get annoying
It’s all about the timing and context
There's a time and place for everything, even swearing
So I think it’s a mixed bag
There are both sides to the argument and there is no clear verdict
What do you think?
Do you think that all swear words are bad no matter what
or are you okay with people swearing?
Let me know in the comments!
Is that, is that rain?
Yeah
Shit
Don’t put that in!
Ay, what do you think of the story tho?
The story is very funny!~
Oh the funny story right here!
If I may say so myself~
Ok, very funny story
不要忘記一四晚上九點回來看影片！
Thanks for watching
and I’ll catch you guys next time! See ya!