[RoosterRedux]

The "f-word" is merely a brief written expression of anger. It doesn't mean "f" the way it used to. It's meant to be unconventional (i.e., shocking) because it expresses unconventional, atypical anger or irritation.

Compare this to the way an English gentleman used to express his anger by saying something understated like, "I'm feeling a bit peevish." The "f-word" conveys a more accurate sense that a person saying it is declaring that he isn't a Victorian gentleman and he isn't just a "bit peevish."

It's another way of saying "I'm extremely irate and disgusted" in fewer words (and without sounding like someone's great-great-grandmother).

[silent_jonny]

It doesn't mean "f" the way it used to. It's meant to be unconventional (i.e., shocking)

But is it still? It's used so casually now that our ears have become deaf to it.

Letting a choice word slip out every now and then is understandable. But to use it as a noun, verb and adjective in everything we say is just lazy.