Why the F are we still using Twitter

Re:Why the F are we still using Twitter by ugh on Monday June 21, 2010 @12:17PM (#1449225)

Completely off topic language remark: I don’t think you should self-censor. Write ‘fuck’ if you think it’s appropriate, don’t write ‘fuck’ if you don’t think it’s appropriate. Everything else seems childish and unnecessary to me.

I don’t think that “Why the F …” is less offensive than “Why the Fuck …”, I rather think the author takes me for a fool.

You should, like Heinrich Heine, subvert censorship, not make it part of your writing (even if you don’t have to):

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Re:Why the F are we still using Twitter by fizx on Monday June 21, 2010 @12:26PM (#1449256)

It wasn't just that. The entire article was an immature run-on sentence.

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Re:Why the F are we still using Twitter by jessriedel on Monday June 21, 2010 @12:22PM (#1449238)

I see "F" not as censorship but as just a less intense version of "fuck", a la "fudge", "heck", "darn", "frickin'".

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Re:Why the F are we still using Twitter by ugh on Monday June 21, 2010 @12:26PM (#1449255)

Ok, I haven’t seen it used in that way before, but that might just be me. I’m really most annoyed by something like ‘F*ck’ or similar abuses.

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Re:Why the F are we still using Twitter by angryasian on Monday June 21, 2010 @12:19PM (#1449233)

well i could be saying frick or frack leaving it up to your interpretation. Just didn't know if hn has some sort of guide for inappropriate language.

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