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Swearing, Euphemisms and Writing Something That Actually Sounds Like You
- angersock 13y agoInteresting that, despite flaunting her edginess, the author never once does actually type out an unadulterated or censored "fuck". The complaint I have with this sort of copy is not being offended, or of being obscene, or what have you--it's that the sort of diction used tends to make me think that whoever wrote it is simply not that bright. If you'd like a good example of decently-written swearing, look at Zed Shaw ( http://programming-motherfucker.com/ http://programming-motherfucker.com/ ), jwz, or Charles Bloom ( http://cbloomrants.blogspot.com/ http://cbloomrants.blogspot.com/ ). Those folks clearly rage early and rage often, but they have some skill and class.