Comments on: Have Four Letter Words Become Socially Acceptable?

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By: L.Y. Gutierrez

L.Y. Gutierrez — Sun, 02 Sep 2012 04:56:03 +0000

I agree with the ladies. There are certain times and places people should use those four letter words. Yes we all slip and say them but I’ve known people who can’t speak a sentence without having every other word be a curse word. I don’t think I’ve ever really experienced an author speaking like that but yes I think they should be careful on what they say.

By: M.J. Schiller

M.J. Schiller — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 02:36:29 +0000

We all slip up from time to time. In the heat of emotion, the mouth sometimes works faster than brain. But I think the distinction that needs to be made here is, as authors, we are used to rechecking our writing for mistakes. So you can’t exactly call it a slip up when you typed out each letter of the word, read it over, and still hit send. Then it is deliberate and reflects on you.

By: Devon Alexander

Devon Alexander — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:13:35 +0000

When I was growing up, my father explained it that “the person who cussed all the time only had a limited vocabulary and a limited education and who wants to appear ignorant?”
Not really a quote but pretty close to his words.

By: Devon Alexander

Devon Alexander — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:08:39 +0000

I have been to a few author events and conferences and I’m amazed when an author uses the “four letter” words. Like you I do say them myself but usually when I’m with friends. I will admit that I am immune to some of the more common words and don’t usually notice them if an author or other person in the media says them but there is a time and place for it. Saying it for ratings or just because you can’t think of a better word is not acceptable (I don’t watch the so-called reality shows). Like you said, you’re in the word business, you should be able to choose more appropriate words.

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By: Barbara Vey

Barbara Vey — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 13:18:31 +0000

Great idea Shannon.

By: Shannon Slack

Shannon Slack — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:56:28 +0000

I am still not used to hearing four letter words on some of the cable stations. I have an internal censor when it comes to cussing around customers or people I do not know. I really don’t use four letter words on FB or Twitter. Instead I become Yosemite Sam and spell out gibberish or *@#!*. It’s so much easier and does not offend anyone.

By: Barbara Vey

Barbara Vey — Mon, 27 Aug 2012 17:16:05 +0000

Maybe there could be a separate thesaurus for musicians so they could use different words to express their thoughts.