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My last W2/work performance review indicated that "ProllyInfamous swears too much in normal interactions." Upon the customary raise and pleasantries, the obviou
by ProllyInfamous 3y ago
My last W2/work performance review indicated that "ProllyInfamous swears too much in normal interactions." Upon the customary raise and pleasantries, the obvious-acusor sat with arms-folded (upset). Finally she brought up her written words, in public.
I responded with one of my favorite [passive aggressive] formal responses: "From now on I won't 'give a shit,' anymore. Instead, I'll start 'giving a hoot'."
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English is weird. The language of exceptions [similar to chemistry].
- gavinhoward 3y agoThank you for giving me an alternative! I've been searching for one. I hate it when the best version of a phrase has a swear word; I don't blame you for using it.
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoI have found that increasing wordiness while using profanity lessons the stun-factor. For example: "Thank you for at least SEEMING to give a shit about your job." or, "Thank you for giving the impression that you might actually give a shit about this place." Hoot hoot.
- gavinhoward 3y agoLol. Good idea. Unfortunately, I'm one of few people nowadays that just don't swear at all. Yes, I'm peculiar. Oh well.
- 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y agoThe word is "care". Act like you care about the product/client.
- gavinhoward 3y agoI mean, yes, and I use that, but sometimes, a phrase is more punchy.
- btreecat 3y agoWhat even defines "swearing" and what benefits do you gain from adhering to an arbitrary limit on your word bank?
- gavinhoward 3y agoWell, it's a "I know it when I see it" thing. However, I'm also trying to remove the use of non-vulgar words where others would use swear words, such as just saying, "I hate that thing," instead of "I hate that bloomin' thing." Benefits? Having a cleaner mouth gives me a perception advantage. Also, it forces me to be more creative with how I express myself, which increases my communication skills and wordsmithing in writing.
- btreecat 3y ago> Well, it's a "I know it when I see it" thing. Not really helpful as a rubric honestly. If you can decide one day a word isn't a swear word but the next maybe you feel like it, seems like you're more interested in crafting and following arbitrary rules than any benefit gained from such rules. > However, I'm also trying to remove the use of non-vulgar words where others would use swear words, such as just saying, "I hate that thing," instead of "I hate that bloomin' thing." Is the constant self policing not a mental burden? > Benefits? Having a cleaner mouth gives me a perception advantage. Also, it forces me to be more creative with how I express myself, which increases my communication skills and wordsmithing in writing. You can still be expressive and have a deep appreciation and use of diction, with out arbitrary limits to your vocabulary. If your saying you are attempting to alter your own perspective by adjusting your language to better match your perspective, I agree with the practice, just unclear how a loosely and arbitrary group of words are harming you in material way.
- nonrandomstring 3y agoDouglas Adams had a nice turn on giving "a rancid dingo's kidney". Similar variations I've heard include a "monkey's left testicle" and so on. But they're negative imagery, whereas you can't beat "giving a shit" for expressing positive enthusiasm.
- ralferoo 3y agoInteresting. In the UK (or at least where I grew up), we wouldn't "not give a hoot", we would "not care a hoot".
- jccalhoun 3y agoI would guess that "Give a hoot" in the USA might have been popularized by an anti-littering campaign in the 1970s where an owl would say "Give a hoot! Don't pollute!" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsy_Owl https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodsy_Owl
- ProllyInfamous 3y agoThis is where I know it from. Reduce, Re-use, Recycle [from same era marketing].