Would saying 'eff' be considered swearing?

Question

I don't like swearing.. but I do say eff sometimes. Is that considered swearing?

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Answer 1

wellll.. i don't think its swearing but my mum told me off when i said effing

on the other hand, she doesnt much like me saying damned either.

but seeing as effing really stands for "F" ing which is like a polite form of the f word, it doesnt really have polite harmless connotations

Answer 2

not really.

Answer 3

Yes, it's swearing.  It's basically an abbreviation for a word you don't want to say, but you bring the same emotions and intonation to your speech as if you were saying the full word.  

If you think that swearing is evil, crude, or impolite, then you should probably just stop the whole process, including abbreviations.  

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

nope