Speaking of Cursing…
Steven L. Taylor
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Monday, August 2, 2010
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Since I broached the general the subject of cursing earlier today, it seemed appropriate to note the following piece from NPR: It No Longer Takes @#$%& To Use ‘Foul’ Language.
I will say this, though: while I concur that cojones has a generally coarse connotation, I am not sure that it really falls into the realm of foul language, per se. Or, at least, if it does, it on the less foul end of the spectrum. (Or am I wrong?)
About Steven L. Taylor
Steven L. Taylor is a Professor of Political Science and a College of Arts and Sciences Dean. His main areas of expertise include parties, elections, and the institutional design of democracies. His most recent book is the co-authored
A Different Democracy: American Government in a 31-Country Perspective. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Texas and his BA from the University of California, Irvine. He has been blogging since 2003 (originally at the now defunct Poliblog).
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I don’t consider it swearing at all. Then again, I’m an Army guy, so perhaps my tolerance/judgment on this particular issue is off…
I should probably have posted this in the other one, but that dude’s WTF was pitch perfect, even if the surrounding Korean was all Greek to me.