Newsgroup: it.cultura.linguistica.inglese
Titolo: The Versatility of the word Fuck

Perhaps one of the most interesting and colourful words in the English
language today is the word "Fuck". It is one magical word which, just
by its sound, can describe pain, pleasure, love and hate. In language,
"Fuck" falls into many grammatical categories. It can be used as a
verb, both transitive (John fucked Mary) and intransitive (John
fucked). It can be an active verb (John really gives a fuck) or a
passive verb (John was fucked by Mary), or an adverb (Mary is fucking
interested in John), and a noun (Mary is a terrific fuck). It can be
used as an adjective (Mary is fucking beautiful). As you can see,
there are a very few words with the versatility of "Fuck".
Besides its sexual connotation, this incredible word can be used to
describe many situations:
Aggression:
    "Fuck you!"
Annoyance:
    "I got fucked at the used car lot"
Apathy:
    "Well who gives a fuck anyway?"
Confusion:
    "What the fuck...?"
Confused Aggression:
    "How the fuck should I know?"
Defiance:
    "The fuck you can!"
Denial:
    "I didn't fucking do it!"
Derision:
    "He fucks everything up".
Despair:
    "Fucked again."
Difficulty:
    "I don't understand this fucking business."
Directing:
    "Fuck off.!"
Disbelief:
    "Unfuckingbelievable!"
Disgust:
    "Fuck me."
Dismay:
    "Oh, fuck it!"
Displeasure:
    "What the fuck is going on here?"
Greeting:
    "How the fuck are you?"
Ignorance:
    "Fuck if I know"
Incompetence:
    "He fucks up everything."
Trouble:
    "Well, I guess I'm fucked now."
Lost:
    "Where the fuck are we?"
 Panic:
    "Let's get the fuck out of here."
Perplexed:
    "I know fuck all about it."
Resignation:
    "Oh fuck it!"
Retaliation:
    "Up your fucking ass!"
Suspicion:
    "Who the fuck are you?"
Surprise:
    "Holy Fuck!!!"
It can be used in an anatomical description -
    "He's a fucking asshole."
It can be used to tell time -
    "It's five fucking thirty."
It can be used in business -
    "How did I wind up with this fucking job?"
It can be used to command silence -
    "Shut the fuck up!"
It can be maternal -
    "You Motherfucker."
It can be political -
    "Fuck Tip O'Neill!"
Famous uses of "Fuck"
What the fuck was that?
    -- The Mayor of Hiroshima
Look at all these fucking Indians
    -- General Custer
Full speed ahead and fuck the icebergs!
    -- Captain of the Titanic
That's not a fucking real gun
    -- John Lennon
Who's going to fucking know?
    -- President Nixon
Heads are going to fucking roll
    -- Henry VIII
Who let that fucking woman drive?
    -- Space Shuttle Captain
Scattered showers! my fucking ass
    -- Noah
Where the fuck have you been?
    -- Stanley to Livingstone
Can you smell fucking gas?
    -- Captain of the Hindenburg
Fuck you Brutus!
    -- Julius Caesar
It can be used ...
When walking out of a dark building into sunlight
-- It's Bright as Fuck!
When entering a hot room
-- It's Hot as Fuck!
When in a parking lot
-- That guy parked superfucking close to you!
The mind fairly boggles at the many creative uses of the word! How can
anyone be offended when you say "Fuck"? Use it frequently in your
daily speech; it will add to you prestige.
Today....say to someone:
"Fuck you"
I remain, as always,ecc.,
Bambi
dtb

     -- Noah
You mean to tell me that Noah spoke English?  And how old is this word
anyway?  Apparently it was in use even before the Great Flood!  (just a
joke in case you thought I was THAT dumb)
Now I can really make good use of that word as I see that it has
universal applications.  In the past, I limited myself to "Fuck!"
or "Fuck you!"  but now I can diversify and branch into other areas.
Thanks for posting.
bye
Arianna
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language today is the word "Fuck". 
[ snipped: a nice array of possible uses]
It remains that, in English, this word along with several others 
(especially "cunt") are not used in polite or public company by 
people who care about their reputations.
"Fuck" or one of its derivatives is almost mandatory in Hollywood 
movies, but this gives a misleading idea of the extent of the taboo 
relating to these words. 
I mention this only to save embarassment to those Italians who might 
understand these to be "acceptable" slang words, and I'd suggest that
they be used only amongst friends or enemies.
I fully agree, however, that in an academic discussion such as
this, if "fuck" is the word being discussed, then that is how
it should be written.
Ciao, 
Raymot
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Brisbane, Australia
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    "Fuck me."
funny. I heard that before but never in that sense   :-)
thank you for the detailed and useful lesson on the use of the most famous 4
letter word. the worldwide most famous word. the World Wide Fuck.
we should do something like that with cazzo. can we get a volunteer?
Luca
________
I suffer from a rare condition that afflicts
Mediterranean men. It's called self-respect.
(don delillo-underworld)

letter word. the worldwide most famous word. the World Wide Fuck.
Is that what WWF stands for?
I never thought pandas enjoyed such an enviable sexual life...
Bye
Isa
Work like you don't need money,
Love like you've never been hurt,
And dance like no one's watching

 letter word. the worldwide most famous word. the World Wide Fuck.
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renowned word ' cazzo'
I should have known such a poor expedient wouldn't work on this
newsgroup.
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Luca Vanz wrote:
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I never thought pandas enjoyed such an enviable sexual life...
that's why I can't help wondering how come they're becoming extinct.
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that's why I can't help wondering how come they're becoming extinct.
Sophisticated birth-control?
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 >"Isabella Z"
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Sophisticated birth-control?
come on... birth control from the Chinese?
Luca
Marry me girl be by fairy to the world be my very own constellation
A teenage bride with a baby inside getting high on information
And buy me a star on the Boulevard it's Californication
(RHCP)

Dear Luca,
Are you not familiar with the 'one family one child' policy still in
force in the PRC?
Granted the Chinese population is the largest on the planet, but
birth-control I assure
you, is practised in China to the point of being mandatory.
I remain, as always,
Bambi
dtb
Luca Vanz
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(RHCP)
Right Hand Circular Polarization?
saluti polarizzati,
Peltio

Right Hand Circular Polarization?
Red Hot Chili Peppers, more like it.
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you, is practised in China to the point of being mandatory.
ah, yes, you're absolutely right. though as far as I know it's not
really mandatory but it's surely very expensive to have a second child.
in any case, I was just "forcing the joke", as Arianna was keeping the
pace with the joke better than I (something, I might add, that often
happens when boys joke with girls).
Luca
Non ho nessuna frase spiritosa come tagline.
Mi volete bene lo stesso?
I have no witty sentence to use as a tagline.
(Error 404: impossible to translate)

Red Hot Chili Peppers, more like it.
Sto invecchiando.
Peltio.

Partito della Rifondazione Comunista?
People's Republic of China, more like it.
saluti
Peltio


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believe it was HRH Isabella who quipped the witty response.
that's possible, I must shamefully admit.
Luca
"Nulla inaridisce una mente quanto la ripugnanza
a concepire idee oscure. In questo grande 
dormitorio dell'universo, l'incubo e' la sola
forma di lucidita' "
(Emile Cioran)

one of the most powerful images of our century, I daresay.
I'm not certain you are confusing the two, but just in case, the Tiananmen
Square incident (with the man confronting a tank) happened much later than the
Cultural Revolution.
Ciao,
Ron
USA

Cultural Revolution.
yes, well, ok. you don't really want me to reply to that   :-)
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