On 6/23/05, Mary Bull wrote: > > They do me, seeing them in print does anyway. I can and do use them in > > every day language, I'm a Bricklayer so it's hard to get away from them. > > Seeing them in print when other words will do is another matter though. > > Maybe I'm getting old :) > > And they disturb me, too. I don't even use them in everyday speech. My > late husband, of working-class background, would sometimes use certain > of them when he became overly exasperated. Perhaps it is, indeed, a > generational thing. Certainly it is for me.
Which is, of course, what I expected, Mary. I also don't even use such words in everyday speech. I also don't write such words, which is why I put in the dashes - that were, unfortunately, "way too thin" for Mr. Pearlstone (who probably never goes to the movies - or even out of his house - for fear of encountering such words). My point was simple. Those other words do exist. I don't like them. I don't use them. But it was really strange for me to see you stating: "No, no! Uncouth is good!" and then rambling on about how you only object to words like "hell" and "damn", which really don't bother me at all. I mean, let's face it - even Shakespeare used stronger language than that! For example "'sblood" - now there's some real blasphemy for you. -- Avi Yashar Windows XP Pro SP2 and The Bat! Pro (No OTFE) 3.5.30 ________________________________________________________ Current beta is 3.5.30 | 'Using TBBETA' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html IMPORTANT: To register as a Beta tester, use this link first - http://www.ritlabs.com/en/partners/testers/
