Their usage has become very common place in many circles, much to the chagrin of others. I, personally, will use a swear word when I think it is appropriate.
What I love is the people who will tell their children/partners/etc to NOT use a swear word and to say something else instead.
Child: “Damn! I really wanted to go play!”
Parent: “Honey, don’t say that word! Say darn!”
Oh, what good we have done here! We’ve stopped this atrocity from happening again and the world will be a better place, a place with no swear words!
…or, we have done nothing at all. This approach does not focus on the real situation. Swear words are swear words not because of the word itself, but because of the emotion and meaning behind the word. If we are going to teach someone, especially a child, about not swearing, saying “No!” is not the answer.
Rather, it should be a discussion about the meaning behind the word. In any human relations, in trying to persuade someone to change a behavior (because only they can do it, it’s not about putting limitations or about putting up blocks. Rather, it is about actually changing a perception. Having a reason that you can support and defend as to why something is not good or acceptable. At best, forbidding something only buries it; at worst, it turns into rebellion.
Quick fixes are not lasting solutions. Only lasting solutions are. If you attempt to solve anything by not focusing on the problem, you risk not solving anything and even creating a larger problem.