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Well, Five obviously thought it wasn't appropriate as they did cut out the word 'tosser' from episode 4000.

The strongest words I remember are in 1988, Sam Barlow used the word 'frigging' (I guess it could have been 'fricking') and ITV left the scene intact - shock, horror.

I also remember Sophie saying that someone would 'cack themselves' when they found out about something. Also, A couple of 'pissed pants' as mentioned above - and I remember Nick Smith asking 'Did someone just fart?' when he was visiting an old people's home.

None of these words I consider particularly offensive, but I wouldn't say them in front of my parents (and I'm 35!)

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Home and Away does tend to be a bit safe when it comes to stuff like swearing.

On Shortland Street, a NZ soap which airs at the same time as H&A does in Australia, we've had characters say "bull****" and "bullocks". Apparently bullocks is really bad in the UK? In New Zealand, you could get away with saying it in front of your teacher :P

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I can't remember what it was but Drew said it about Amanda..

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I've said it before and I'll say it again, you Englanders are crazy :P

Friggin, frickin, frackin (if you're a Battlestar Galactica fan, which I am happily NOT) are all perfectly acceptable. They are the CLEAN alternative to f*cking, which is really starting to lose it's power these days anyway. Bloody, hell, bloody hell... all fine. Maybe not something you'd use in strictly polite conversation, but as an offhand colloquialism, no one bats an eyelid. God, damn, God damn, Jesus, Christ, Jesus Christ - happily used by Christians and non-Christians alike. Sure, if you're in a church or in the presence of someone who routinely tells you you're a sinner and are going to Hell, you might want to avoid it... but otherwise, fine. I'm quite fond of "bastard" and "son of a bitch" myself. Such expressive terms, though very rarely literal. I rarely use them seriously and since my intent is not to offend, I don't believe it's offensive. If someone said this on H&A AT another character, I'd gasp, but if someone like, say Ric, burnt his hand on a hot motor and said "Son of a bitch!" I'd laugh at his misfortune and be impressed that the writers are going for a more realistic dialogue, and then I'd move on with my life. If I was a parent I'd probably be more fidgety about it and like for the "bitch" to be dropped - ie, "son of a..." but I don't even know if that would fly in England...

Anyway, point is you're watching an Australian show and in Australia, swearing is not something that causes you to cover your ears and pray for a person's soul. You either do it or you don't, and if you don't you say "Jeez..." (or not, if you don't even like a derivative of Jesus) "... can't these people think of a more intelligent way to express themselves?" If they can't, then that's their problem, not yours. And everyone moves on with their lives.

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