tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post3158840851636353824..comments2024-03-28T04:27:22.597-07:00Comments on modlandUSA: What’s all the CUSSING About?Gerry Wendelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-37344048408176782282012-07-21T21:42:50.382-07:002012-07-21T21:42:50.382-07:00Good point! And James Bond never said a cus word.....Good point! And James Bond never said a cus word...Gerry Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-5734811255006505552012-07-21T21:19:14.905-07:002012-07-21T21:19:14.905-07:00Such words are verboten on my site. Seems to me th...Such words are verboten on my site. Seems to me that they do nothing beyond coarsening the discourse. I've been watching movies with top-notch British actors and equally good writing. They've convinced me that the English language is so expressive and so nuanced that one can do without the blunt instruments of obscenities.John Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734011782793779176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-86644746092072192592012-07-19T12:44:02.351-07:002012-07-19T12:44:02.351-07:00I don't use them either. Seems like some genre...I don't use them either. Seems like some genres in music though say them as often as "the"...and much of the listeners for that are also youths. Sigh.Gerry Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-88351610153792529472012-07-18T16:50:41.589-07:002012-07-18T16:50:41.589-07:00Youth make up a good percentage of my audience. Ac...Youth make up a good percentage of my audience. Accordingly,cussing is completely inappropriate on my page. I do not publish comments with expletives.Shannon Grissomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11857888383546756936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-46519264751101544632012-07-18T09:19:14.215-07:002012-07-18T09:19:14.215-07:00Having children hear or see it, for me, is the mos...Having children hear or see it, for me, is the most annoying usage of all. Couldn't agree with you more.Gerry Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-83233545207457887022012-07-18T09:18:02.445-07:002012-07-18T09:18:02.445-07:00Thanks Jeremy. Exactly my point...these words are ...Thanks Jeremy. Exactly my point...these words are now commonplace. Appreciate your comment.Gerry Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-89414138669296106942012-07-18T09:17:11.529-07:002012-07-18T09:17:11.529-07:00It displays creativity to find alternatives to cur...It displays creativity to find alternatives to cursing. Sorry to hear that people are so unchallenged in their word choices on your bus rides.Gerry Wendelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03536057586735422743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-42749494633327295102012-07-18T08:07:21.326-07:002012-07-18T08:07:21.326-07:00People that feel the need to constantly pepper the...People that feel the need to constantly pepper their speech with expletives do annoy me. The two comments above are both valid points. I myself prefer to avoid using it, especially in forums or places where there are young eyes and ears being influenced.Tim Armstronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163435731779357564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-28141199630480993142012-07-17T21:11:37.752-07:002012-07-17T21:11:37.752-07:00I just allow people to say what they want to say, ...I just allow people to say what they want to say, providing, of course, that they are being confrontational with the expletives. Yes, cursing is agitating at times, but used properly, it adds a modicum of flavor to dialogue. I am not advocating it, mind you, but it does appear as if it is the norm anymore.Jeremy Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00877532315856151843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1025859277798556025.post-34316654202783123542012-07-17T15:20:36.190-07:002012-07-17T15:20:36.190-07:00It seems as though the herd would rather fall back...It seems as though the herd would rather fall back on stock profanity to carry their conversation than invest in a dictionary or vocabulary builder to enhance their personal lexicon. My wife and I continuously have to put up with a lot of nasty language on the city bus and some limp wristed drivers cop out and say "freedom of speech," never mind all the children on the same bus who are forced to listen to it.<br /><br />I'm embroiled in a continuous struggle to clean up my own language and often rely on euphemisms like "freak" in place of you -know-what, or "jeez" which can mean a contraction of "gee whiz" and not an invocation of The Carpenter's name.<br /><br />I'd much rather learn new words which sound better, and make use of them.Guy Sharwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06853482339358012491noreply@blogger.com