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s'okay, sweet pea, jest knew ah'd be in a minority But people need to know the full range of views on these issues I guess.
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I incline more to maverick's view, and if I remember the discussion we had about this before, there did seem to be something of a cultural divide between UK'ns and US'ns about use of bad language. I rarely see the need to use it on the board, but if I'm going to use such a word I'll use it in full rather than try to disguise it with asterisks.
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To ** or not to **
I think we've been here before. I suppose, context is everything. In context, let those who ***, *** and those who don't, don't. And sleeping dogs, they can look after themselves.
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I read once (I think in People Magazine) that Will Smiths grandmother told him that swear words were used by people who were too ignorant of the English Language to make people understand their point of view. (Probably not word for word, but you get the drift.) In this forum, where we are either learning words or teaching words, most definitely *they* should not be used.
(I really haven't fallen off the face of the earth, I just have to catch up with reading too many posts.)
(Thanks Kev)
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satin - Although part of me (don't ask which part ) agrees with you that they should not be used (most of the time), this is the forum for us to clarifie what they mean to each of us, individually, and therefore (I can only hope) make "them" less vile. JMFO We all miss you!
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Just a few more posts and the stinkiest thread will be buried. If anyone wants to resurrect that thread, they better have a supoena in their back pocket !!
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