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Well again, class means much less to me than moral uprightness, and part of class is simply limiting expressions of passion to a specific set of circumstances anyway. Plenty of men in suits and monocles have eloquently and dispassionately called for atrocities to be committed.No, it's really more indicative of class, not passion.
The usage of profanity is directly related to level of education... I don't always like it, some people really can't speak without using profanity, but on the other hand I don't suppose it bothers me terribly anyway. I don't disregard those who employ its use out of hand simply on that basis alone.
Agree anecdotally. The more educated I got, the more colorful my language got.
That's absurd--there are several post on this thread which have already debunked this old notion. Imagine telling that to Shakespeare or Marlowe--I wonder what imprecations they would dream up.The usage of profanity is directly related to level of education... I don't always like it, some people really can't speak without using profanity, but on the other hand I don't suppose it bothers me terribly anyway...
That's absurd--there are several post on this thread which have already debunked this old notion. Imagine telling that to Shakespeare or Marlowe--I wonder what imprecations they would dream up.
That I agree with, in part--but this is also misleading. I was in the Navy for years; most of the officers I knew were highly educated--many attended Annapolis. When someone cusses a lot what do they say...cuss like a sailor. The idea that educational level correlates with profanity is silly.It's not really a notion. Go to the ghetto for a while then go to a wealthier neighborhood... there is far more profanity in use the less education someone has.
That's not actually a good thing. Curiously tho, I'm about the least educated of all my friends, with their fancy elitist advanced degrees and other hifalutin paperworks.At the very least the more educated one gets the easier it becomes to use more syllables to express the exact same thing.. lol
Lord Byron used to make fun of William Wordsworth by calling him Wordy Wordsworth. The trend toward effective writing styles has trended toward creativity, simplicity, and clarity for more than a hundred years. Hemingway is the capstone of concise and effective prose. Eliminating unnecessary syllables is best. And...Hemingway had quite a mouth on him.At the very least the more educated one gets the easier it becomes to use more syllables to express the exact same thing.. lol
Unless they’ve spent years studying philosophy and communications, all anyone can really do is gesture at ideas and trust in their interlocutors to bridge the gap between what was said and what was meant. Most of what’s communicated comes from nonverbal cues, such as tone, context, or body language, so you’re right not to dismiss people based on something as petty as word choice.The usage of profanity is directly related to level of education... I don't always like it, some people really can't speak without using profanity, but on the other hand I don't suppose it bothers me terribly anyway. I don't disregard those who employ its use out of hand.
The smartest people swear and the least educated don’t. It’s as simple as that...Please substantiate your opinion. It's not false, actually, though you may disagree with it.
Demonstrably false.It's not really a notion. Go to the ghetto for a while then go to a wealthier neighborhood... there is far more profanity in use the less education someone has.
Not in my world, where the highly educated don't swear at all. They possess significant proficiency in vocabulary.The smartest people swear and the least educated don’t. It’s as simple as that...
And plenty of men in working clothes have supported the most morally upright concepts. But in general, lack of proficiency in vocabulary is correlated with the decline in opportunities that comes with poverty.Well again, class means much less to me than moral uprightness, and part of class is simply limiting expressions of passion to a specific set of circumstances anyway. Plenty of men in suits and monocles have eloquently and dispassionately called for atrocities to be committed.
Not in my world, where the highly educated don't swear at all. They possess significant proficiency in vocabulary.
Ditto. What’s your point?Multiple degrees here.
So he chose to virtue signal instead of choosing empathy and connection.No it would not. The pastor's response should empathy and connection. "I'm sorry" is distant. I was there. It was effective.
ETA: It also showed that the pastor would brook no complaints about language when dealing with a hurting person.
That doesn’t change the fact that since in “my world” the opposite is true, your blanket statement that using swear words is a sign of low education is demonstrably false.
Ditto. What’s your point?
Fine, as long as you realize that people with robust vocabularies swear. They just may not be part of “your world”.That was your wording about the "low education", not mine.
I merely said in MY world, where many highly educated reside, they do not swear at all. They manage to express themselves without it.
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