Author Topic: Profanity in writing  (Read 5123 times)

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Re: Profanity in writing
« Reply #30 on: November 20, 2004, 07:28:14 PM »
Profanity varies across the US also. The p-word which means "urinate" is considered a bad word in Ohio, but I had missionary companions from Utah who were amazed that there was anything wrong with it--there you might hear it in church with no one batting an eye.
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Re: Profanity in writing
« Reply #31 on: November 20, 2004, 08:32:43 PM »
I feel compelled to point out that the vast majority of readers would be jarred if there was no swearing.
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Re: Profanity in writing
« Reply #32 on: November 20, 2004, 09:46:42 PM »
I think you're wrong there ENtropy. I've never heard anyone complain about a book or a movie that there was no swearing.

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Re: Profanity in writing
« Reply #33 on: November 21, 2004, 03:18:02 AM »
I agree. If there's no swearing, I doubt most people would even notice.
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Re: Profanity in writing
« Reply #34 on: November 21, 2004, 06:32:15 AM »
Man, I saw the Thunderbirds movie a little while back, and it was terrible! Now, if the characters swore a bit, it would have been beleivable, but as it was, they were cardboard cutouts. That movie really needed more swearing.
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