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Graham Smith
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Do you think certain swear words should be censored on this forum?
Profanity is the currency of a bankrupt vocabulary.
I agree BUT you must consider this is an international forum. What is a swear word in one country is just part of the everyday vernacular in another. In Australia we had an advertisement for the tourist industry that finished with the line "Where the bloody hell are you?". This was shown internationally & was (I believe) only banned in 2 countries. As long as the membership write as if they were talking on the mainstream radio or TV I think we can rely on good manners prevailing.I vote strongly in favour of censoring swear words on this forum..
Profanity is the currency of a bankrupt vocabulary.
I agree BUT you must consider this is an international forum. What is a swear word in one country is just part of the everyday vernacular in another. In Australia we had an advertisement for the tourist industry that finished with the line "Where the bloody hell are you?". This was shown internationally & was (I believe) only banned in 2 countries. As long as the membership write as if they were talking on the mainstream radio or TV I think we can rely on good manners prevailing.
I just remembered that the British programme "Have I Got News For You" pushes the limits in acceptable language BUT it is often in a context that is hammering a point home or extremely funny.
Two countries divided by a common language!!I had a bad experience when I used the American word the buttocks =
(f---y), on my first visit to England. What a faux pas!
Ken Smith