SPN Poll: Frigging or Freaking

[caffienekitty]

Just a lightning fast little poll.

I'm writing something and having character diction consistency problems and now I'm curious what other people think:

[Poll #1058210]
ETA: (That last question's a bit confusing. It should more accurately read: "If TV language guidlines were not an issue, do you think the boys would be swearing instead of using words like "freaking/frigging" and "crap"?" Thanks to peaches for pointing that out.)

I have my own opinions on this, I'm just curious what other people's are. :-)

Comments

[lilacsigil.livejournal.com]

It doesn't really bother me in a fic or on TV as long as there's consistency - something that starts with expletives like "freaking" should stick with it.

[caffienekitty]

I'm not sure what they've done in the aired series, now that I think about it. I'm pretty sure I've heard Dean use both, but I can't off-hand think if he's used both in the same episode. There's some word combinations where frigging sounds better than freaking. In the end though, yeah, consistency is always good. :-)

[peaches.livejournal.com]

i voted yes for question 3 and meant that i think they would be swearing. (i wanted to say that, because it's an "or" question and, yeah.)

[caffienekitty]

Yeah, that's a little confusing, sorry! It's part of the poll code so I can't change it now, I don't think, but I'll try and clarify it. Incidentally, I love that icon. I could watch it all day. :-)

[gwendolyngrace.livejournal.com]

It always sounds like "Friggin'" when Dean uses it, but I can imagine him saying "Freakin'" in a different context. Like: "That's friggin' hilarious," in a sarcastic tone of voice is different from "Sam, you're freakin' weird." Generally, I'm pretty sure he uses "friggin" over the more proper-sounding "freakin'". Freakin' as a verb, of course, gets used by both boys.

As far as the swearing because of the censors... I'm sure that's what it really is, but I *love* playing with the trope that John raised them with an iron hand when it came to swearing, and that as a result they *still* tend to watch their language except under extreme circumstances. Dean's more likely to swear than Sam (no, really?), but while I don't *mind* fics in which they swear a lot, I prefer to hold them to the patter of the show.

Except that bullcrap is a horrible word and should just be replaced with bullshit. I mean, honestly.

[caffienekitty]

Exactly!!! \o/

[dairwendan.livejournal.com]

On the last question, I chose -
Only when the situation *really* calls for it / not used casually

I'm not sure if this is what you meant or not, but I want to explain that I think they would still use friggin'/freakin' casually, i.e. "Just get in the friggin' car!"

And save actual curses for when they're really needed. For example, at the end of Night Shifter. "We are so f*cked."

[caffienekitty]

I was thinking more in terms of firefights and dire anxiety-ridden situations where they wouldn't have the time or attention to spare to censor themselves, but yeah, the end of Nightshifter would totally be a situation that called for deliberate profanity! :-D

[tigriswolf]

I totally wish Dean could say "fuck". 'cause Jensen saying that? Is really hot.

[caffienekitty]

Hehe, unfortunately, on the CW, the station that doesn't let them say bullshit, and bleeps words on the DVD blooper real, probably not gonna happen.