Dear Self,
I know you feel argumentative today. That’s OK. We all have bad days. But if you could maybe count to 10 or something before exploding, that would be best for everyone. We want to make a good impression, you know?
Thanks in advance,
Me
Dear Self,
Wow, that was really uncalled for. I felt like the tone of my previous letter was very polite and constructive. Your reply was quite bitter. Please try to be courteous.
Sincerely,
Me
Dear Self,
WHAT?! Go screw yourself. Or me. WHATEVER.*
Me
*This post originally contained an F-bomb. Husband recommends keeping the blog clean. Thoughts?**
**I liked it better with the F-bomb. But I'm a fan of comedic use of curse words, so maybe I'm not the best judge.
(It's amazing what you get when you type f@ck into Amazon.com)----------------->
Profanity and obscenity makes many people uncomfortable. Me included, in many cases. If used in moderation and in a completely necessary way, it doesn't necessarily prevent me from laughing at something. But as a writer it often strikes me as simply a cheap way of saying what might be better said in some other way. I've sometimes quoted that anonymous (?) quipster that "profanity is the attempt of the feeble mind to express itself forcefully." Or something like that. However--this discussion provides a bunch of excellent Mark Twain quotes about bad language. A good read by itself! http://www.quotationspage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=211&sid=69a10e7690160e741f5292d73ec3dc2f
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ReplyDeleteThanks for both of the comments. They are much appreciated!
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