Klarinet Archive - Posting 001063.txt from 2004/03

From: "Matthew Lloyd" <Matthew@-----.uk>
Subj: RE: [kl] foul language
Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:56:33 -0500


Dee Flint wrote....

"The use of profanity, foul language etc obscures the meaning as they
are
unnecessary words. The listener has to wait, if you will, until the
speaker
gets past such words to the heart of the matter. "

Actually I find that the word "fuck" has a meaning and use that no other
word will replace. I don't like to see the use of the word as a
universal adjective which is how it is most often used, at least here in
England, but that is because it serves to diminish the language rather
than find it offensive per se.

Matthew

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