# Is the language becoming debased?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 17, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-language-becoming-debased/486203 "2009-02-17T00:43:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 23, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-language-becoming-debased/486203/61 "2009-02-23T23:57:00Z")

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Seems like fuck has just become an adverb, or adjective, almost never used  
with harsh feelings: Fuck, no. Fuck, yes! He’s fucking looney.

Or even redundant: She’s a fucking slut. (Well, duuuuh!)

When exactly did pissed become angry and not drunk?

I think that Fuck and Piss are now basically as offensive as the word “the”.

Our new buzz words is what kills me. Between Brangelina and Hizzouse,  
I may never speak again.

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