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I think that cursing should be used only when it's needed. If you cuss in the church parking lot, ok, that's fine, if you start going off on a tirade in front of the priest you may need some help.
I'd be suprised if people didn't conciously understand where and when their language was appropriate or wasn't appropriate with the people around them. Of all the people I've met, they've all had a pretty good grasp on what was okay and not okay to say around the people that were around them. Most didn't drop the f-bomb in front of their parents. Generally those people knew when it was okay and when it wasn't okay to walk around saying "Fuck this, Fuck that."
I don't curse at inappropriate times. In general I try not to curse because I think for the most part it's inappropriate; obviously there are times when some one can let off a bit of foul language, but I think in everyday conversation saying fuck this and fuck that is pretty much inappropriate. If you are constantly walking around talking like that, you probably need a dictionary to add some words to your vocabulary.
When people curse just on a whim when it's not necessary, it bothers me. I had a friend who would walk around with me cussing to her heart's content and that was always something I thought was slightly inaproppriate.
I guess ultimately theres's a time and a place, and you should respect that. People who don't respect that always bother me.
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I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well."
Emo Philips
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