Originally Posted by
Chip Monk
It's only words, upon which an arbitrary decision has been made that they are improper in polite society. They aren't even constant and change with time.
The decision to not use them in certain circumstances would be based on deferring to what would make the others present most comfortable. I do not know anyone who is not capable of doing that.
You are in a pub with friends you speak a certain way, with your children you speak a certain way. However the same can probably said about what you laugh at, how you dress, loads of different things. Most human beings are multi-faceted, tho' some people think that we shouldn't be and should talk, walk, dress the same way all of the time. They would deny us freedom of expression and freedom of action.