"Shit" shows a casual disregard for the import of material goods. "Fuck" OTOH seems to show similar disregard for non-shit, e.g. consent.
@willdoingthings Pinker says euphemism, indirect speech, clinical language re poop are ways of apologizing for bringing up disgusting topic
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@willdoingthings While "shit" shows that the speaker does not feel remorse, but intended to produce disgust reaction in audience -
@willdoingthings But your thing sounds correct also. Maybe we can combine these by saying... - 3 more replies
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