Taboo Words

There are three groups of taboo words in English. The first has religious, i. e. Christian, connections, and some people find the use of term like " My God!" " Damn" and " Hell" shocking.

The second group includes words related to sex, and parts of the human body. These are not used in polite or formal speech, and generally not is writing.
The third group relates to the excretion of body waste and, again, these words are not used in polite or formal speech or in writting.

All these taboo words are used to strong emotion, however, their constant everyday use has made them less shocking to most people, except when they hear them on radio or on T.V.

If you use swear words, it may look as though you think you are part of the group too. If you want to, you can use the exclamations" What on earth", " What the hell"...