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Words to be avoided in Polite Conversation
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 (September 23, 2016 at 7:32 am)Firefighter01 Wrote: Really? So I could call a pre-school teacher that in front of her class without causing offence? No, because that's going a little too far. I mean in social situations. You hear people using "cunt" all the time, it's even a term of endearment in some places.  (September 23, 2016 at 7:33 am)Bella Morte Wrote:(September 23, 2016 at 7:32 am)Firefighter01 Wrote: Really? So I could call a pre-school teacher that in front of her class without causing offence? Really? Surely only in some social orders, not in most?  (September 23, 2016 at 6:33 am)Firefighter01 Wrote: Swear Words Well if you're going to be a cunt about it I can foreswear the use of tard and lame-o references along with racial and ethnic slurs. But you'd have to be a pretty big dick about it to get me to drop all colorful off-color words and expressions. Why should I give up half my vocabulary? But seriously, welcome aboard.  (September 23, 2016 at 6:54 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: No words should be banned in any manner, period. Free speech all the way. That is my position on the matter. I don't think anyone said anything about banning. The OP clearly is talking about politeness, which doesn't mean avoiding words because they're forbidden, but avoiding them voluntarily, in order to avoid causing offence. Sure - free speech guarantees you some freedom to offend in certain situation, but then other people are also allowed to think less of you for it.
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People have been saying "it's too PC nowadays" for decades now. I think you just tailor your word choice to your company. My friends and I swear like sailors and no topic is off-limits for jokes, but I also realize that in other situations - such as at work - telling a joke about a humorous sexual encounter between a donkey and a drunk man to my boss might not be appropriate. Basically I choose my words based on whether or not I think those words will impede the point of the conversation. And I don't really mind doing that.
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- Thomas Jefferson  (September 23, 2016 at 8:42 am)FatAndFaithless Wrote: People have been saying "it's too PC nowadays" for decades now. I think you just tailor your word choice to your company. My friends and I swear like sailors and no topic is off-limits for jokes, but I also realize that in other situations - such as at work - telling a joke about a humorous sexual encounter between a donkey and a drunk man to my boss might not be appropriate. Basically I choose my words based on whether or not I think those words will impede the point of the conversation. And I don't really mind doing that. It's almost like a sensible person is capable of exercising basic tact without resorting to authoratarianism.
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