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ctdonath on Nov 11, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Swearing

"Fuck you" is offensive to the subject. Changing the subject retains the offense.

burgerbrain on Nov 11, 2011 [–]

The word is way more versatile than that... That's hardly substantiating evidence for your claim.

But lets start simple. What about: "I've got to go take a piss." (Urinate), "He looks rather pissed" (angry), and "Let's get pissed" (drunk).

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