[KootenayFlamesFan]

Someone a little sour today?

Just asking a question..........if you have an answer for me, fine. But please don't talk down to me because I have a different view or opinion than you.

It's not some person in a hut, it's every english speaking person for thousands of years including you and by starting this conversation, you are engaging in that process of changing the nature of language right now.

I think it was a legitimate question....one I still haven't heard an answer for.

You said it's not some guy in a hut, yet you can't give me an answer. Was it a church? One man in a hut? Several people? It had to start somewhere......where?

Even in our little microcosm of Calgarypuck, we have our own unique words like Fata and Shinguard. How about you go back and figure out who decided on using these??? You'll realize how futile your question is.

I probably could figure out who started these quite easily.

And no, it's not futile.

If you really want to know this, go study the etymology of the english language.

I just wanted to know if anyone here at CP knew.

There are quite a few intelligent people who use this site, and I was wondering if anyone here had an answer for me.

Thanks for the tip, though............

And I really doubt you really believe what you're saying

Then you'd be wrong.

if you really felt that it doesn't matter what words you say mean, then would you be comfortable saying these things to other people?

Yes, and I do. Not all the time, but I do.

If you can't understand why a word like "idiot" is on a different level than "s***-head" then you really don't get it...

Well, I guess I don't get it then.

Isn't there a reason you don't say that to a person's face?

Because we're told as children that you can't say those words. They're bad words. They're swear words.

But when I ask people why they're bad, no one has an answer besides "Well.........because."

I guess I just don't follow everyone else's lead..........just because things have been around for many years doesn't mean it's right or makes sense.......much like religion.

[QUOTE][unless of course it was accepted by everyone in Kootenay/QUOTE]

FYI, Kootenay is not a town or a city, it's a region in Southeastern B.C. divided into 2 regions, the West Kootenays and the East Kootenays.

I live in the West Kootenays, and on the other hand, the Kootenay Ice play in Cranbrook, which is in the East Kootenays.