Why Is A Swear Word A Swear Word?

3 January 2018, 15:41

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At what point do words become expletives? Not including blasphemies.

Question:

What is the origin of swear words? At what point did words become offensive?

Danny, Coventry

Answer:

Name: Sam

To do with the Norman conquest of England, and when the Normans invaded, the French words became more high-class and the original English words became the swear words we have now.