Just a little trivia. The "F" word has an interesting history. When women
were put in the stockades for adultry the stockades were labeled "For
Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", which was later abreviated to the "F" word and
introduced to the language.
FWIW,
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On Mon, 29 Oct 2001, Mark Smyth wrote:
> Dude..profanity IS part of the English language.
>
> i always thought the F word (you all know what i mean!!) was french
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 29 October 2001 17:00
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: RE: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday)
>
>
> Gel-
> Just because something is part of a language does NOT mean it is appropriate
> to use it in all contexts or to all audiences.
> -Ben
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angel Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 8:51 AM
> To: CF-Community
> Subject: Profanity (Was Re: beauuuuutiful Friday)
>
>
> Dude..profanity IS part of the English language.
>
> Check your nearest dictionary.It is 'real' english.
> As real as all the other colloquialisms that have inundated our
> standard, everyday conversation.
>
> Cool the way the 'English Language' as spoken by most changes eh?
>
> -Gel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> Profanity as a retort only stoops to the same level of ignorance. You
> can use real english without having to swear and have twice the impact.
>
> larry
>
>
>
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