Re: OT: Re: Profanity
It's one of the side effects of being on a list focussed on a target that moves as fast as molasses in Siberia. Dan Scott LOL. This sentence explains much of what happens on this list. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Re: Profanity
Mark Twain once wrote something like Cursing provides a release to the soul denied even to prayer. In this spirit. profanity provides a level of emotional release appropriate when stubbing your toe or knocking over your 645 (Sorry, Paal). It can also be used deliberately to emphasize a point or to invoke humor. The use of profanity changes dramatically in the written word, however, and I don't think most people appreciate that. Whether we like or not, if you just type what you would say it has a very different impact on a reader than on a listener. The idea of spontaneous emotional content just doesn't translate well since the written word is more deliberate, even if it's just Email. The deliberate use of profanity for serious emphasis (as opposed to just shock) is much harder to achieve.
Re: OT: Re: Profanity
I don't think this sells. It may be true, but the general or periodic use of profanity for effect is not effective in general, in my opinion. I've worked with exceptional people all my life. They account for a small percentage of the general scene and for the rest much stiffer get applied -- sooner or later. I use to be a major offender, but one day I got pulled up real short by one of my most valued staff. Today, those using profanity consistently around me soon find themselves working elsewhere, for someone else. I don't need the irritation and in today's corporate environment, there is no need to put hard earned assets at risk by encouraging such behavior. Otis Wright Doug Franklin wrote: On Fri, 10 Jan 2003 21:33:36 -0500, T Rittenhouse wrote: The TI sat up half the night with a dictionary reading it. Sometimes ones assumptions are incorrect. I'm one of those people. Language, including offensive language, is not just a communication medium. It can also be a tool, ruse, subterfuge, diversion, or lots of other things. My mother used to work with a lawyer. This fellow was from deep in the hinterlands of Mississippi. He spoke with an Southern country accent that most people just wouldn't believe unless they heard it. In court, he dressed in twenty-five year old polyester double-knit suits with white ties and white patent leather shoes. Outside court it was bib overalls and grimy white t-shirts. He knew more of the polysyllabic words than 98% of the population, and _all_ of the four-letter kind. He graduated second in his Harvard Law class. He had a 100% success rate in court over a forty year career. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: OT: Re: Profanity
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 00:27:58 -0500, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote: Today, those using profanity consistently [...] I didn't say using it consistently, though that may have been implied by the reference to Tom's message. Short words and long words are both tools. TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
Re: OT: Re: Profanity
=damn= At 12:27 AM -05001/11/03, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote, or at least typed: I don't think this sells. It may be true, but the general or periodic use of profanity for effect is not effective in general, in my opinion. I've worked with exceptional people all my life. They account for a small percentage of the general scene and for the rest much stiffer get applied -- sooner or later. I use to be a major offender, but one day I got pulled up real short by one of my most valued staff. Today, those using profanity consistently around me soon find themselves working elsewhere, for someone else. I don't need the irritation and in today's corporate environment, there is no need to put hard earned assets at risk by encouraging such behavior. Otis Wright -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com
Re: OT: Re: Profanity
You rang, ;-) Doug Brewer wrote: =damn= At 12:27 AM -05001/11/03, Otis Wright, Jr. wrote, or at least typed: I don't think this sells. It may be true, but the general or periodic use of profanity for effect is not effective in general, in my opinion. I've worked with exceptional people all my life. They account for a small percentage of the general scene and for the rest much stiffer get applied -- sooner or later. I use to be a major offender, but one day I got pulled up real short by one of my most valued staff. Today, those using profanity consistently around me soon find themselves working elsewhere, for someone else. I don't need the irritation and in today's corporate environment, there is no need to put hard earned assets at risk by encouraging such behavior. Otis Wright -- Douglas Forrest Brewer Ashwood Lake Photography [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.alphoto.com
