How to SwearKnow your shit, or know you're shit the essential swearing guide. Grasping how to swear is a crucial skill to any English speaker, but it can be a tricky business. Owing to the rich and complex history of swearing, a single word can have a host of different meanings from expressing surprise, excitement, anger, celebration, disgust or simply that you're fucked off. If you don't get it right, you could really be in the shit. How to Swear, by graphic