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Thursday, November 14, 2002


Dear Butchers of the English Language,

I know you've got something to say. Everyone has something to say, and I'm not denying you the right to say it. Ideas should be communicated for the benefit to yourself and others. However, I do not think you need to punctuate your speech with expletives to get the point across. There are times when expletives can be used quite effectively (such as when you slam your finger in the car door or your mother-in-law unexpectedly drops in for a visit) but I do not think it is appropriate to put them in every other word that comes out of your mouth.

I am not a prude. I'm certainly not shocked when someone utters a dirty word and I'm definitely not above using them if the occasion arises. But, I feel that you should only use these words on particular instances and not while you're talking about boring things like the mortgage or getting the oil changed. People who use "f**k" in 50% of their speech are like the valley girls who use the word "like" in similar fashion. I'm sure you wouldn't want to be classified as a valley girl.

Yours Truly,
Sya


[posted by S. Y. Affolee on 5:06 PM : ]



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