In one study of 530 people, published in the Journal of Personality Disorders, we analysed written essays about peoples’ close relationships. We also collected data on their levels of personality dysfunction. Those with greater personality dysfunction used language that carried a sense of urgency and self-focus – “I need…”, “I have to…”, “I am…”.
I’m less weirded out by people that don’t curse or use expletives at all, than I am by people that substitute them with innocuous words. Sure, I get using dang instead of damn around others, but when someone uses frick more than people use fuck it’s just really offputting. Like, just because you aren’t using the same word, doesn’t mean you aren’t cursing.
Some people have a child’s understanding of the world.