At 05:53 PM 13/05/2002 +0000, "SnowDog" (aka Craig) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I disagree for this reason: I simply don't want our common language to be >one filled with profanity. Profanity is pointless. It transfers no >information. Almost all profane words surround basic human bodily functions, >and are used specifically to generate these type of images to others. What's >the point? Why let someone else know that you're constantly thinking about >basic human bodily functions? The reason I don't want my kids to see it, is >because it demonstrates to them that it's OK to use profanity, themselves, >and this just spreads the disease.
Hi Craig, I couldn't agree more. Profanity is offensive and unwanted (even obvious substitutes for oaths can offend), and it dissuade some people from inviting the participation of their friends or family in a forum, in front of whom it would be an embarrassment to be associated with such bad or foul language. Any information (of intensity) swearing does convey, is negated by frequency of use, and would be better conveyed by use of a wider vocabulary of descriptive words. BUT, I didn't notice the message that this must have been in response to, and as it is off-topic, and it was dealt with over a year ago, and the language was largely cleaned up in this list, I shall say no more about it. Ian Green http://two-cents-worth.com/?107242&EG www.107242.clicktwocents.com e-gold estas monda mono! [Esperanto] e-gold is world money! [English] --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use e-gold's Secure Randomized Keyboard (SRK) when accessing your e-gold account(s) via the web and shopping cart interfaces to help thwart keystroke loggers and common viruses.
