Using symbols to substitute for curse words?

Question

You know symbols like #@!!%.Where did this originate from?And how do you know what symbol stands for what letter?Or does it really matter?It's like whatever amount of symbols you have,it's basically the amount of letters in that curse word.So it's like a figure it out yourself,type of thing?IDK,what do you think?

Answer 1

it doesn't stand for a certain letter it's just a cute way to block out curse words

Answer 2

I think more people should own a dictionary and a thesaurus.

Answer 3

Once you have a one-to-one correspondence between curses and symbol strings, you destroy the whole point of using them (symbols). Symbols allow people to indicate swearing without specifying the swear words, a useful literary trick when you are writing for a large cross-section, and is primarily used in comics, where the tender eyes and minds of children MUST be taken into account.

Hey, sometimes it's more fun to put ur 'own' word in anyway! lollol

Whereas, you may see, 'He was a right '#@!%'', as, 'He was a right 'prat''...... I would see, 'He was a right 'c*nt''... which many would find much more offensive! Best to leave it to the imagination? lmao.