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How should one interpret foul language?

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LinearAq
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05-31-2007 3:34 PM 		Reply to: Message 1 by Woodsy
05-31-2007 3:16 PM

What makes it....
...foul language?
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What is the difference between these statements that makes one more objectionable than the others? Please pardon the use of potentially foul words.
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"Your thesis is a bunch of fecal matter!!"
"Your thesis is a bunch of crap!!"
"Your thesis is a bunch of shit!!"
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These words seem to be providing the same picture of the professor's assessment of the paper in question. Why is it that a particular word usage changes the value of the third evaluation to be more strongly negative than the first two?
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