Alobar/ Re: use of strong language

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I hope you found nothing about my post intolerant. I decided to comment

since Barbie commented, merely to show that there is a segment of the

population like Barbie.

I made a second post that indicated that I never gave the bs word a second

thought (in Duncan¹s post, until others started commenting on it). I mean

its very easy in written word to ignore such an occasional slip. It¹s not

like I¹ve ever seen Duncan use profanity before! So I was certainly not

commenting on his usage, in any way WHATSOEVER .

So, anyway, I just felt like your response was definitely an overreaction

to my post (of how I intended it anyway) and couldn't figure out what about

it should have perturbed you so .

I even commented that I think Damn has some appropriate usage. How much more

tolerant could I be? LOL

Chantelle

On 12/10/08 4:42 AM, " Alobar " <Alobar@...> wrote:

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> Sheesh! What's with the virginal ears already? I use all sorts of

> cuss words as expletives in my LiveJournal blog, when giving

> consultations at work, with friends, around children, and strangers.

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> I have a huge English vocabulary, but I do not limit myself to one

> segment of the English language. I watch my language here on this

> list, and on other e-lists, but it is difficult, and a real pain in

> the butt sometimes.

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> I never complain when others mention their religious beliefs on lists.

> If I can be tolerant of language I never use, why can't others be as

> tolerant?

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> Alobar

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> On 12/9/08, Chantelle <bornfrueh@... <mailto:bornfrueh%40cox.net> > wrote:

>> > I¹m so naïve that I had the impression that Canadians were somehow more

>> > civilized and used less bad language than some in the United States. I¹m

>> > obviously wrong. Did learn a lot from this discussion though!

>> > I¹m like Barbie......i don¹t¹ use them in my thought life or

>> > anywhere......my kids reprimand me if I ever say ³butt² instead of bottom

>> > and I sure coudlnt¹ get away with saying the word crap either! So we are

>> > very clean around here .

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>> > Obviously I¹ve had a few friends in my life (by this age) that have used >>

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>> > word bs or s before, but they know where I stand too, without me even

>> saying

>> > antyhing. It rarely happens, esp. lately.

>> >

>> > Along this same line, just a funny story, two guys shopping together in

>> > Costco the other day, one said the D word because the stuffed baked potato

>> > samples were not ready yet! I thought it was pretty silly to get that

>> worked

>> > up over a free sample. The lady giving them out said, ³if you are going to

>> > talk like that, you aren¹t going to get any when they ARE ready!² LOL

>> >

>> > Now that¹s the Gone with the Wind word, and I think is has some appropriate

>> > or at least humorous contexts, but that really wasnt¹ one of them

>> > Chantelle

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>> > On 12/9/08 7:08 AM, " barbiec1953 " <bcentofante@...

>> <mailto:bcentofante%40cox.net> > wrote:

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>>> > > I agree... I never use such words in

>>> > > public, I don't in my private life...

>>> > > I don't even use them in my thought

>>> > > life ! There are so many words in the

>>> > > English language that will get the thought

>>> > > across without using vulgar words... Thanks !

>>> > >

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