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To: orionblamblam

You haven't answered my question. How does the rampant use of expletives make us better, nobler, or smarter?


48 posted on 04/12/2005 10:35:02 AM PDT by Choose Ye This Day (I'm an "outraged moralist" and I have no good argument. I'm headed to Marie Callender's.)
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To: Choose Ye This Day

> How does the rampant use of expletives make us better, nobler, or smarter?

It doesn't. But then, neither does the rampant use of Doritoes snack chips. Does the use of the word "automobile" make you better, nobler, or smarter?

I'll leave it to the Liberals to want to ban anything not "uplifting."


54 posted on 04/12/2005 10:37:56 AM PDT by orionblamblam ("You're the poster boy for what ID would turn out if it were taught in our schools." VadeRetro)
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To: Choose Ye This Day
How does the rampant use of expletives make us better, nobler, or smarter?

How does the use of any language make us better, nobler, or smarter? Language only conveys ideas, and "foul" language, like any other, conveys an idea. Like it or not, the phrase "gosh dang" conveys a much different idea than its foul-mouthed counterpart.

Do people swear a lot? Yeah. Is it a big deal? Not really.

57 posted on 04/12/2005 10:38:29 AM PDT by Publius Valerius
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