By Joshua Aguilar |Staff Writer| Cursing, swearing or cussing, no matter what you prefer to call it, is a part of our everyday lives. Imagine yourself in your crowded lecture hall, a cellphone goes off loudly followed by the voice of an apologetic student saying, "oh s—, my bad." You hear laughter from all around as you find other people laughing at the student's embarrassment. Cursing has become a social norm and it may be surprising to find someone who does not use profanity. "I feel like it is just a part of everyday language," said student Vanessa Gutierrez."I am not shocked or offended at all when someone uses a cuss word when talking," added Gutierrez. Students use … [Read more...] about Cursing has become a social norm
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What the $#*% Pardon my French
By Haecheol Jang |Staff Writer| Usually, people do not use swearing as a literal meaning of a word. Some people just use it to express their feeling, others just use it to overcome painful or nervous situations, and some people curse to look tough. I like to play online games with my friends, and when we play games together, there are many different situations. We laugh, have fun, become upset and swear at other users. I have seen a lot of game players swear at other people or at themselves. Swearing is not only common in the online world, but reality too, and CSUSB is no exception. I often hear some cursing on campus and even in class. It is not surprising to me … [Read more...] about What the $#*% Pardon my French
Weekly Chuckle (May 20th Issue)
By Julia Matulionis |Opinions Editor| The Marchex Institute, a Seattle based marketing group, performed a study using call mining technology to scan over 600,000 phone conversations for curse words. Surprisingly, New York didn’t top the list. It was Ohioans who were reported to use four letter words the most compared to the other 49 states. Over a 12 month period, calls from consumers to businesses were surveyed and it was found that words from A to F to S were used most in the morning versus evening times. … [Read more...] about Weekly Chuckle (May 20th Issue)