"Shit" shows a casual disregard for the import of material goods. "Fuck" OTOH seems to show similar disregard for non-shit, e.g. consent.
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@willdoingthings Pinker says euphemism, indirect speech, clinical language re poop are ways of apologizing for bringing up disgusting topic1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@willdoingthings While "shit" shows that the speaker does not feel remorse, but intended to produce disgust reaction in audience1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@willdoingthings But your thing sounds correct also. Maybe we can combine these by saying...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@willdoingthings Taboo-breaking speech shows that the speaker prefers creating a taboo association for the audience to avoiding causing1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@willdoingthings discomfort from taboo-related thoughts in the audience.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@willdoingthings And with insults to the audience, these are esp. aligned: audience gets discomforting thought via taboo self-association
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