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Surely we can hack our language to get across our emotions civilly without resorting to swear words. I appreciate your comment and hope the sentiment you expres
by calcnerd256 17y ago
Surely we can hack our language to get across our emotions civilly without resorting to swear words. I appreciate your comment and hope the sentiment you expressed is more widely shared around here.
- David 17y agoWhat exactly is the problem with swear words? He's using a word with the appropriate emotional connotation to express his message. Why hack a system that doesn't work when we already have one that does exactly what we want?
- wjy 17y agoA few well-placed curses can emphasize a point and convey emotion. It's all too easy, though, to use too many expletives, and communicate all emotion and no content.
- calcnerd256 17y agoWe should reserve them for the most extreme times so as not to water them down. I think of the language progression as inflation. Until we come up with more-offensive phrases to replace the swear words we have, those words are the emotional cue just below escalation to physical violence.