On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:57 AM The Wanderer <wande...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > On 2019-08-09 at 09:46, John Hasler wrote: > > > Étienne writes: > > > >> ...profanity... > > > > Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit" > > is just a synonym for "manure". > > To be pedantic, "shit" isn't profanity in the first place; it's > vulgarity. > > Profanity deals with matters religious. > > Obscenity deals with matters sexual. > > Vulgarity deals with matters involving other bodily functions, i.e., > primarily matters scatological. > > I think I may vaguely recall having once identified an umbrella term > which covers all three (beyond just "foul language" or similar), but > just offhand I can't think what it might have been.
“There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions, and words.” ― George Carlin
