Why Is A Swear Word A Swear Word?
| Updated: 10 Feb 2026
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.