Words are powerful things. Four letters, big reaction.
*uck
f*ck
fu*k
fuc*
duck
fock
furk
fuce
This particular word, I don't understand quite where it came from, how it got so powerful and taboo. As far asI can see, no one can even agree on the etymology of the word. Somehow, "screw" is at least marginally ok, but "fuck" is not. Wah??