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Minnemooseus
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Message 168 of 192 (593299)
11-25-2010 8:37 PM
Reply to: Message 125 by Coyote
11-17-2010 9:13 PM


Profanities are special use words
Hooha, you have reached a new low in class.
You write like a 12-year old who has newly discovered swear words.
Profanities are special use words - Sometimes a bit of profanity is just the word needed in a particular situation, but (to me) excessive use (misuse) of profanity robs those words of their value.
To me, one who uses excessive profanity (and I think it is rarely called for) brands himself as one with a crippled vocabulary, an ignorant and/or stupid person who has nothing of value to say.
Quite a few days ago I wrote a message draft exploring the good and the bad use of profanity in music lyrics. The short version - Bob Dylan has written a lot of lyrics of strong statements and (to the best of my knowledge) his use of profanity is all but non-existent.
Bottom line:
If a particular member very rarely uses profanity, the profanity has enhanced value. This may indicate that his/her statement merits extra attention and thought.
If a another particular member frequently uses profanity, the profanity loses any value and is only discourteous added clutter. This may well indicate that his/her statement merits no attention at all (except perhaps from a moderator).
Moose
ps: I recall using profanity twice and both instances were from Adminnemooseus. The first was in the private administration forum, discussing an often and now permanently suspended member. The second was when announcing a different member suspension.
Edited by Minnemooseus, : Add "discourteous" to sentence.

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