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Originally Posted by Ducimus
Unless a kid can hear you, I've never understood why some people are so damn touchy about colorful explanatives. I've always found it ridiculous, because they are only words. It's the context that makes them good or bad, not the word itself. Also, sometimes, certain words are necessary because ones choice of words also conveys the level of emotion or feeling behind what is being communicated - and in that capacity some words just fall short while others do not.
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I can understand your feeling on that. On the other hand Neal made the rules for a reason, and whatever his reasons may be it's not our place to question them. The rule is simple - don't use certain words. Oh, and your first point: Kids do read these forums.
And it could be argued that certain words are
not necessary to convey feeling, they are only needed by minds too limited to be creative without being vulgar. Before you think I'm talking down to anybody, I also have the same problem in my own life. It's only in my writing that I manage to contain myself.
That said, the bottom line is: Neal's house, Neal's rules. Follow them or don't; your choice.