such a diversity of opinion
I suppose this is probably why my mother refused to let me use either one, ever. Same goes for basically any other word that is considered offensive in any English speaking country. I still remember the time a native French speaker I knew walked into a room full of elderly, American Southern Baptists and said cheerfully (and too loudly), "F***ing good day isn't it?"
You could have heard a pin drop. That was a definite conversation killer, poor guy.
Although you wouldn't catch me saying "oh sugar" either, because that just cracks me up.
