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Originally Posted by jeepnut's slave
you think you are some how better because you curse? or am i misunderstanding?
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No, I think he's just saying that it's all how you look at them. He's been raised with them not meaning much. Whereas a lot of people think they're downright evil. I've been raised with a bit of both.
I don't see typhoid cussing all of the time on the boards. Or anybody else, for that matter. Most people keep it to a minimum out of respect for the people bothered by it. But I think we as readers also have to respect it if other people choose to swear. I admit, I swear more than I should in day to day life. I try not to, because I've come to the
personal conclusion that I shouldn't. But I still do. It's a way to express myself when I'm really frustrated. It's an outlet.
I don't like it when people use them as space fillers and put them between every other word. That bothers me. But if they help to emphasize a point, they can be powerful tools in human communication.