Yeah, overusing swear words as a "filler" or placeholder while you're trying to come up with the next word you want to use in a conversation does make you look like your vocabulary is limited and really does make you look like a moron. I totally agree with that.I know a guy that uses "f***in" instead of "um" when he can't figure out what he's trying to say. Good guy, intelligent guy, but it makes him sound like an idiot.
Like RnR stated... I think the people who habitually stumble over their own words and fill in with curses (as well as long stretches of "uh"/"um") aren't the same thing as those who know when/where to put a lid on it (or conversely break it out with flair).I was always told people tend to use more colorful language when they have a limited vocabulary
They were confused and scratching their heads before you said any of that.Around kids/professional settings/general public/anytime I'm supposed to be more..."proper"...etc., I pretty much keep a firm clamp on the potty mouth.
But when I'm with my bestie or in my own home, I have a love affair with the "F" word in its nine glorious parts of speech.
Curiously, I don't use it as a staple of angry vocabulary... I'm much more inventive than that.
And now people who've met me in real life are all confused and scratching their heads...
They were confused and scratching their heads before you said any of that.