On Fri 09 Aug 2019 at 09:57:00 -0400, The Wanderer wrote:
> On 2019-08-09 at 09:46, John Hasler wrote:
>
> > Étienne writes:
> >
> >> ...profanity...
> >
> > Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit"
> > is just a synonym for "manure".
>
> To be pedantic, "shit" isn'
John Hasler, on 2019-08-09:
> The Wanderer writes:
> > Profanity deals with matters religious.
>
> Originally, yes. The definitions of all three words have been broadened
> in common use so as to make them synonyms to most people.
That is without mentioning translations. The idea carried by
the
The Wanderer wrote:
> To be pedantic, "shit" isn't profanity in the first place; it's
> vulgarity.
>
> Profanity deals with matters religious.
>
> Obscenity deals with matters sexual.
>
> Vulgarity deals with matters involving other bodily functions, i.e.,
> primarily matters scatological.
>
>
The Wanderer writes:
> Profanity deals with matters religious.
Originally, yes. The definitions of all three words have been broadened
in common use so as to make them synonyms to most people.
Étienne writes:
> Interesting! If agreement there is on this definition, then this
> would explain the
The Wanderer, on 2019-08-09:
> On 2019-08-09 at 09:46, John Hasler wrote:
>
> > Étienne writes:
> >
> >> ...profanity...
> >
> > Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit"
> > is just a synonym for "manure".
>
> To be pedantic, "shit" isn't profanity in the first place; it
On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 9:57 AM The Wanderer wrote:
>
> On 2019-08-09 at 09:46, John Hasler wrote:
>
> > Étienne writes:
> >
> >> ...profanity...
> >
> > Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit"
> > is just a synonym for "manure".
>
> To be pedantic, "shit" isn't profani
On 2019-08-09 at 09:46, John Hasler wrote:
> Étienne writes:
>
>> ...profanity...
>
> Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit"
> is just a synonym for "manure".
To be pedantic, "shit" isn't profanity in the first place; it's
vulgarity.
Profanity deals with matters r
tomás, on 2019-08-09:
> On Fri, Aug 09, 2019 at 12:24:41PM +0200, Étienne Mollier wrote:
[...]
> >My message was actually addressed to anyone
> > on the list, especially some writers with stronger language than
> > usual, but I can't recall you being part of this set. Yes, I
Étienne writes:
> ...profanity...
Profanity is a matter of context. As used in this discussion "shit" is
just a synonym for "manure".
--
John Hasler
jhas...@newsguy.com
Elmwood, WI USA
On Fri, Aug 09, 2019 at 12:24:41PM +0200, Étienne Mollier wrote:
[...]
> Good morning tomás,
>
> Sincere apologies if you took it personally,
No worries, I didn't. Not as an offense, by the least. No need
to apoligize.
> I did not intend to
> targe
> On Fri, Aug 09, 2019 at 11:12:22AM +0200, Étienne Mollier wrote:
> > tomás, on 2019-08-09:
> > > (Yes, and there's some hidden message in my seemingly OT comment,
> > > but I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader ;-)
> >
> > Oh my ${DEITY}, once you see it, you cannot "un-see" it...
> >
> >
On Fri, Aug 09, 2019 at 11:12:22AM +0200, Étienne Mollier wrote:
> tomás, on 2019-08-09:
> > (Yes, and there's some hidden message in my seemingly OT comment,
> > but I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader ;-)
>
> Oh my ${DEITY}, once you see it, you cannot "un-see" it...
>
> It sounds like
tomás, on 2019-08-09:
> (Yes, and there's some hidden message in my seemingly OT comment,
> but I'll leave that as an exercise to the reader ;-)
Oh my ${DEITY}, once you see it, you cannot "un-see" it...
It sounds like a good opportunity to recall the code of conduct
of the list; in addition to o
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