Swear Words
Mel and Kochie are our friends. That’s what the ads on the back of buses tell us at the moment and that’s the way Sunrise producers want us to feel about their star presenting duo. It works. Many of us do feel that way.
Over at Nine, Today stole Sunrise’s set but they’ve never quite managed to poach Sunrise’s blend of down home folksiness and folksy down homeness. Karl Stefanovic went and transformed himself from sensible foreign correspondent to superblokerrific eccentric everydude, and that has largely worked. But it hasn’t worked as well as “The Sunrise Family”.
Mornings are family time. Mornings are nice time. Mornings are when your food is (mostly) not deep fried, your beverages are (hopefully) non-alcoholic and your kids are (slightly) better behaved. One thing mornings are definitely NOT is swearing time.
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Well, puck me with a fitchfork. The F-word is apparently an acceptable part of Australian speech.
That’s the only conclusion you can draw after the trade mark examiner gave two thucking fumbs up to a soon-to-be-released product called “Nuckin Futs”.
After the initial trade mark application was rejected, a savvy lawyer argued that the f-bomb is an everyday part of Australian speech. And he won. The product is on its way, with the only caveat being it can’t be marketed to minors.
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Simmo says:
Ihad a situation over the weekend where our neighbour behind decided to put a sign up on his back window that sadi “you nosey f&%ka” I called the cops (as he is not the most approachable person) and the cops advised me that the F word is acceptable, but were… Read more »
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Steph says:
I agree whole-heartedly Caroline, having studied linguistics at university. There is more to the use of language than just its “proper” use. People say that the standard of grammar is in decline, where as I would argue that it’s just changing, as languages tend to do over time to allow… Read more »
Are you offended by the C-word?
Had I asked that question a decade ago, the answer would probably have been “yes”.
But the C-bomb has been blowing up in the strangest of places – like the Facebook page of archconservative Lisa Oldfield, wife of right-wing radio broadcaster David Oldfield.
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marissa says:
Seano - loved your comment. I’m only in my early 20’s and i hear the swearing A LOT considering my job and sports however i am a firm believer that no ONE (man or woman) should ever speak to me in a way that they would be imbarresed to say… Read more »
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John says:
I find the aforementioned word to be perfectly fine in what can be deemed ‘appropriate’ usage. Words are used to communicate ideas, and if your idea of the person your are arguing with is that she is being a bit c**tish, then you should be able to tell her (Basically… Read more »
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