Recently I had to listen to a series of tapes for something.\u00a0 While I can\u2019t quote from them, I\u2019d like to present a fictional bit of dialog that gives the general flavor.<\/p>\n
\u201cDid you close the fuckin\u2019 door?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, baby.\u00a0 I closed it.\u00a0 Don\u2019t fuckin\u2019 worry about it.\u00a0 Could you help me put away the fuckin\u2019 groceries?\u00a0 I got your favorite fuckin\u2019 ice cream.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cFuckin\u2019 A!\u00a0 That\u2019s great, sweetheart!\u00a0 We can fuckin\u2019 eat it while we\u2019re watching that new fuckin\u2019 movie by Micheal Bay.\u00a0 Think that\u2019d be some fuckin\u2019 fun?\u201d<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019d be the first to say that my general speech is not drawing room fashion at all \u2013at <\/em>all.\u00a0 But after listening to several hours of the aforementioned dialog, I just want to limit my vocabulary to the mildest of Mauve Decade euphemisms. No, not out of prudery, but because the Heavy Seven have been overused to the point of not<\/em> delivering their original intent \u2013 shock value.\u00a0 The f-bomb[1]<\/a> is no longer shocking or anything in many contexts.\u00a0 It\u2019s just boring and tedious.<\/p>\n As a writer, I\u2019m all about using language to deliver an emotional impact, mind you.\u00a0 The thing is, shock value of any sort requires judicious usage.\u00a0 If I called someone \u201ccupcake\u201d, ferinstance, every single time I\u2019d been vexed, it would have no impact.\u00a0 However, it\u2019s a well-known verbal tic of mine that people know gets used when a serious line has been crossed.\u00a0 The rarity value gives it its power.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not saying swearing doesn\u2019t have its place.\u00a0 It does.\u00a0 But after the last few weeks, I sure have decided I want to do it a bit less!<\/p>\n Recently I had to listen to a series of tapes for something.\u00a0 While I can\u2019t quote from them, I\u2019d like to present a fictional bit of dialog that gives the general flavor. \u201cDid you close the fuckin\u2019 door?\u201d \u201cYeah, baby.\u00a0 I closed it.\u00a0 Don\u2019t fuckin\u2019 worry about it.\u00a0 Could you help me put away the … <\/p>\n
[1]<\/a> Not that I\u2019d never use the word, but how often would you use it if you limited yourself to discussing copulation, in which case, it might be le mot juste<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"