Re: R: Yup, works for us too!

[Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu]

On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 12:53:09 EDT, der Mouse said:
> The actual reasons to avoid strong language (I gather "swearing" here
> is meant to include all sufficiently strong language, including
> vulgarities, obscenities, and curses as well as oaths) are more
> complicated and fuzzier, and I think it's actually closer to "use the
> correct register for the context" more than "avoid certain words" - and
> some registers basically just don't use certain words (a phenomenon not
> restricted to strong language, either; some of the more informal
> registers in English don't use "utilize", for example).

And of course, there's the register we use when we have just stubbed our toe. ;)

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