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Profanity is about emotional honesty. Swearing implies anger. Replacing "that fucker beat up my friend everyday" with "that ill-intentioned person beat up my fr
by dongslol 10y ago
Profanity is about emotional honesty. Swearing implies anger. Replacing "that fucker beat up my friend everyday" with "that ill-intentioned person beat up my friend everyday" is emotionally inaccurate.
- aninhumer 10y agoPerhaps, but I think the words are far less important than other means of emotional expression. You could easily say that first line like you're joking about a friend, and the latter with the cold malice of hatred.