Sunday, July 4, 2010

A Brief Philosophy: The Problem With Profanity - 7/4/10 (from 6/30/10)

"The problem with profanity is not the obscene nature of the words. The true danger lies in two areas: meaning and usage. Profane words do not have 'set' meanings. They vary, which directly affects usage: the words become omnifarious, taking the place of any word you can think of. And when a word can be used in any way, it takes away from the possibility of learning the appropriate word, leaving the user ignorant."


-A. Lewis

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