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Your comparison to the word "very" is unintentionally apt. There's no reason to use the word "very." It's a weak word, and it signals that you just couldn't com
by monochromatic 15y ago
Your comparison to the word "very" is unintentionally apt. There's no reason to use the word "very." It's a weak word, and it signals that you just couldn't come up with anything more interesting to say.
So too with swearing just to get an audience's attention.
- pbiggar 15y agoThere's two orthogonal issues with "fuck". One is that it offends people. One is that it's kinda weak. But the "weak" argument doesn't matter. I use weak words all the time. 95% of my words are weak. So why does it matter that I have another one? I would say that it only matters if you buy into the first issue, that "fuck" is offensive. If you consider that fuck is just another word, then it doesn't matter that you're using yet another weak word.
- msellout 15y agoAu contraire, the issue is exactly that the use of profanity is "weak" word choice. The article challenges those of us trying to create strong presentations to choose stronger words.