No, no, you're a smart sonofabitch, Rob. And yes, I agree that those words have no place in a factual discussion. They speak to emotions, and that is the only sphere where they have meaning.
That was just the persnickety writer in me, welling up in outrage at the demeaning of my beloved language.
That was just the persnickety writer in me, welling up in outrage at the demeaning of my beloved language.
