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As a society we cuss too much.<\/p>\n
I am not squeamish about profanity – I can curse like a wounded Marine when the spirit moves me. However, when we use \u201cfour-letter\u201d words at the least provocation, we do our language a disfavor.<\/p>\n
When you first encounter spicy food, it\u2019s quite a shock. The first time you try the El Diablo sauce, your mouth feels like a set for The Towering Inferno<\/i>. A couple more times, and you have adjusted. However, if you use the hottest sauce too much, soon your taste buds become dulled, and you have to use hotter-than-hot sauce to taste anything.<\/p>\n
So it is with profanity. The occasional f-bomb and s-bomb and other bombs are fine. If you use them only now and then, they can definitely liven up a conversation. However, when every third or fourth word out of your mouth is one that you wouldn\u2019t learn on Sesame Street<\/i>, soon the bleepable words lose their oomph. One or two oaths here and there are fine, but too many and they become bland.<\/p>\n
Probably every language has its no-no words. They have a purpose, namely, to help blow off steam. Scientific studies have shown that swearing can actually help ease pain. That is why you cut loose with some PG or PG-13 rated language when you stub your toe or hammer your thumb. And that is all the more reason to cut back on your use of oaths – so that when you need them, they will be at full strength.<\/p>\n
A long-ago co-worker told me that his mother, while she was in grade school, hear about a classmate getting her mouth washed out with soap because she said \u201cfart.\u201d William Shatner shocked a lot of people when he said \u201cLet\u2019s get the hell out of here!\u201d in the Star Trek<\/i> episode \u201cCity on the Edge of Forever.\u201d Back in the day, even mild profanity prompted strong reactions.<\/p>\n
Kids these days are exposed to vulgarities right, left and center. As a result, they become potty-mouths before their ages are in double-digits. Kids think swearing is funny as all-get-out, so they will cuss all over the place.<\/p>\n
Mark Twain wrote, \u201cUnder certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.\u201d However, overuse of dirty words takes away from their power. Ergo, use your strong language sparingly. Please keep oaths off protest signs – what\u2019s wrong with one or two letters and a string of grawlixes? If we want profane language to provide relief and ease pain, we need to use naughty words less and family-friendly substitutes more; then we can save the \u201cbombs\u201d for when they are truly needed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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