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Re:Profanity works by iamdave on Wednesday August 20, 2008 @09:08PM (#282242)
Did she, pray tell for this discourse ever tell you why saying such words offended people, or were you raised like I was?

Namely: This this this and this are wrong. Why? Because I said they're wrong.

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Re:Profanity works by mattmaroon on Wednesday August 20, 2008 @11:16PM (#282297)
It's pretty hard to come up with any better rationalization than "because I said so" for why "fornicate" is alright to say and "fuck" isn't. I've yet to hear one.
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Re:Profanity works by BrandonM on Thursday August 21, 2008 @12:39AM (#282332)
Fuck is actually a much prettier, more direct word. Fornicate? That sounds terrible and disgusting.
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Re:Profanity works by aaronblohowiak on Thursday August 21, 2008 @08:34AM (#282588)
Apparently, you fail to understand the difference between denotation and connotation.
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Re:Profanity works by mattmaroon on Thursday August 21, 2008 @08:14PM (#283322)
I think you fail to understand the difference between morals and arbitrary distinctions.
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