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Re: Profanity versus Professionalism
Robert Dobbs (rdobbs@ix.netcom.com)
19 Aug 1995 17:06:35 GMT
In <415137$nlp@utaipx02.uta.edu> JRB8947@UTARLG.UTA.EDU (Joni R
Beaulieu) writes:
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>Interesting discussion. My I jump in? Although most American slang/
>cursing does not offend me, I've found it fun finding ways to say
>what a curse word would say without actually cursing. i.e
>instead of saying "the shit is going to hit the fan" one might
>say "the offal mater is going to forcefully meet the oscalating
>device." For those who understand (please disregard the spelling
>another issue all together) it gets a laugh. The point is made.
>No one is offended.
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>I was told that cursing was simply a weak mind attempting to
>express itself forcefully. For America, this may be true. Other
>cultures are different. I heard of one culture, but can't
>remember which one, where cursing was almost an art form. Can
>someone refresh my memory?
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>--
>Joni Renee Beaulieu : Your reason and your passion
>University of Texas at Arlington : are the rudder and the sails
>Email: JRB8947@utarlg.uta.edu : of your seafaring soul.
<Gibran>
>sEmail: JRB8947@utarlg.uta.edu : of your seafaring soul.
<Gibran>
The Arabs almost turn cursing into poetry.
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