Slang is the poetry of everyday life….

Use of profanity in day to day conversations has become very common. You can easily find people around u swearing each other. Its usage is rather considered as a symbol of confidence. Words like Shit n F*** are commonly used by Gen-X to show their coolness and attitude. Nearly all of my classmates( including girls too) are bad mouthed. Listen to any song of eminem. He just can’t sing any song without using the words like f*** u and mo**********. Why wouldn’t his fans use the same language when their idol is using it? Let’s forget about rock stars, what abt u. How many times have u blurted out a taboo word as an expression of instantaneous disgust? There is a huge difference between swearing in English and Hindi language. I personally feel that people don’t get offended too much even if u swear but in global language i.e. English. Swearing in Hindi really provokes the other person and also it is considered cheap. Society looks down upon u and considers u as an immoral person if u swears in Hindi. What do u think? Anybody having the same thoughts as I have? Slang, curses and obscenities have immense therapeutic value for venting out pent up rage and disillusionment. Scholarly studies on the abominations of language are aplenty.




The vulgarization and banalisation of language is no longer a question of purity but rather how it relates to our attitude to society at large. It is painful site to see ritual abomination of the language we use particularly the liberal use of slang and obscene words in our day to day existence. No road rage is complete without the dazzling fireworks lit up by bristling expletives. Americans use the f-word; Britons favorably use words like bloody, arse****. For us Indians, the m-word and b-word have almost become national expressions of angst. I needn’t tell u what these words are…u people must have guessed them by now. Can something be done to prevent people from using slang’s? Can we have a language police? Would stopping a citizen from badmouthing at his sulphurous best be tantamount to infringing upon his fundamental rights?