Shit is one of the most popular and less frowned upon swear words in the modern age. Whether it’s as a noun, a verb, adjective (Bulson 2014) or plural, it has been around for a very long time frowned upon by one culture but embraced in another. According to The Origin of Swear Words (2008), the word shit appeared about 1,000 years ago as ‘skita’ an Old Norse origin. It morphed into Old English nouns as ‘scite’ which means dung and ‘scitte’ meaning diarrhea. Over time, it altered into Middle English as the nouns ‘schitte’ meaning excrement and ‘schyt’ (diarrhea) and the verb ‘shiten’ which means to defecate. It can be further traced to Indo-European word ‘skheid’ which means “to separate or cut” (Douglas 2014) Further evidence shows that it …show more content…
For example, This play is funny shit or this assignment is hard shit. In addition, the word shit can be used to refer to a set of private belongings, self-control or concentration to the task at hand when the expression Get your shit together is used. iv. Displeasure The word shit has also been used in place of words like bad (That play was shit) or anything (Stop blaming me, I didn’t do shit) to articulate feelings of discontentment. In addition, idiomatic expressions of the word are extensively used to show displeasure. For example, that little shit stole my wallet is used to refer to a mischievous or contemptuous person. At the same time, it expresses the anger of the person saying those words. Sometimes, one may want to express the low quality standards of a particular component without necessarily degrading the entire process. The term piece of shit comes in handy due to its exactness. For instance, “The fact that the hotel was a piece of shit should not distract us from having a great holiday”. Consequently, when someone wants to show indifference, a passive attitude towards something or simply that they don’t care about something, the term I don’t give a shit is used. The illustration 1 below goes even further to show its visual use. The lady’s facial expression seems to perfectly capture the emotions of the
The language has been used in writing before and many books use this type of language so they can build a connection to the real world. It is vital for teens especially in 8th grade and above to learn how important it is to stray away from these potentially hurtful words and how this type of language can set a certain tone to a
The words Negro, nigger, and nigga have always been a sensitive topic, yet it is a topic that needs to be addressed in light of the more common use of its vernacular. One word is used to describe a color, while the others are used to define a people. It’s very clear to many the negative connotation these words carry, but where did these words come from? Furthermore, is there a difference between the word nigger and nigga; and why is it that African-Americans now use the word nigga to degrade each other in today’s society? These words, in spite of their spelling, still holds the same degrading power as it did during the time of slavery, and they are still spoken out of cruelty and ignorance, but who is to blame? Can one still blame the Spaniards for considering people of a darker skin tone –Black? Can we blame the Europeans for perpetuating their hatred and ignorance of superiority over a race of people to the point they felt it lawful to define and dehumanize them? Or does the blame lie with the African-American race as we use this degrading labeling on our own kind, thus becoming the victimizer. Either way nigger or nigga are words that should be eliminated from the vocabulary of every human being.
The anger and confusion alongside with a deep disappointment that her husband is just standing by using whilst this is going on all is proven on her face. Actually, now not even her face, we see primarily just her profile, however it is powerful adequate for us to comprehend what she is going through. The second when the officer goes from searching to assaulting, she right now stops speakme and we see her continuously closing her eyes, shaking her head, looking slightly downward, and maintain lower back silent sobs. She tries her first-rate to now not touch Officer Ryan and avoid his fingers as well and this shows the tension and discord between the two. When she is happy with a person, or in an intimate relationship with any one (Cameron) she turns her physique towards them and is no longer afraid to touch them. When she doesn’t know any individual and knows that they are going to do something towards her will she tries her first-class to withstand them, almost
show her feelings of stress, evasion, and most notably, her emotions at their peak as
emotion-evoking pleas persuade the audience to see from the same point of view as her,
...she is happy. In general, all the actors in the movie make the audience feel what they are feeling and this is essential for the movie as the plot is deeply emotionally charged.
The U.S. Supreme Court has defined “fighting words” as words "which by their very utterance inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace” and are words that are "likely to cause an average addressee to fight." Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 315 U.S. 568, 572
In my opinion I think that curse words are used too much because, curse words are supposed to be used when you are mad, they are used in every sentence, and people curse everyday.
The Wex Legal Dictionary describes the term obscenity as “lewd, filthy, or disgusting words or pictures,” speech that is not protected by the First Amendment (CIT1). Another way one could define this term is words, images, or actions that “offend the sexual morality of its viewers (CIT2).” It is perhaps unsurprising that, in the vast expanse of today’s Internet, where anyone in the world can upload whatever they please, words and images that fall under this category are quite common. Also unsurprising is the fact that there has been more than one court case involving this subject. Obscenity and the Internet often go hand in hand, and share an interesting past, present, and perhaps future.
This shows that even though this word has taken on its original meaning, it has also taken on another meaning that is degrading and probably why it is the most vulgar word in the English
Susan hill does however describe the look on her face as 'as a desperate, yearning malevolence; it was as though she was searching for something she wanted, needed- must have, more then life itself, and which had been taken from her. This helps prepares the reader in
Records can be seen as early as AD 77, but is believed to be even older. The original origins seem to be lost but some believe the phrase was once used as a protection or shield from evil much like pagans today use spells and wards. It was believed that sneezing could mean that a person was open to evil or that their soul could be forced out. The phrase was meant to protect the affected from this outcome. It may have become as overused as it is now in part due to the Catholic church.
What started off as a harmless dance evolved into the exclamation of choice for many millennials and a testament to the power social media has on the population. Yeet is a word created by and for the internet. Yeet is said so often, yet not many people know its meaning or origin. However, to its users, its true definition is irrelevant, and it goes against the true spirit of the word, which is self-expression and to make every experience one that is positive.
Today, English has so many weird phenomena’s around the usage of certain words. Using a word can mean something completely different within certain community’s. It is also hard to stay up to date with all the slang and culture shifts around our language. For example, the word toxicity has so many different meanings and ways to apply it. I will show people proper and improper ways to use the word.
The settlement of the British Isles by north Europeans followed by Norman French paints the backdrop to this essay which will focus on the period between the early 15th and 17th centuries, when a 'standard' English evolved. It will show that modern-day English is very different to that first introduced to the British Isles, but by identifying changes through time, its continuity can be demonstrated. Finally, it will suggest that present day English is in a position analogous to that which existed before the Norman invasion, when there were many varieties and dialects, and that this may lead to its decline as a global language, due to decreasing intelligibility.