Date Posted:18:46:43 12/20/08 Sat GMT-5 Author: Roger Author Host/IP: ppp1195.dsl.ontario.net / 209.159.184.179 Subject: Re: The F word In reply to:
Lori
's message, "Re: The F word" on 18:29:51 12/20/08 Sat GMT-5
It seems to be an American thing to avoid saying what everybody knows is meant. You can say it on CBC television and radio without getting bleeped out. It's not as if my kids hadn't heard it before, even when they were young, and hearing it wasn't going to make them worse people. Look at me, it didn't have any bad effect, did it?
>It's fucking silly. Grow up.
>
>Lori
>
>>On a couple of internet discussion boards, I've
>>noticed that people circumvent no f word polices by
>>typing fook, or fcuk for fuck. It's silly since
>>everyone knows what is meant.
>>
>>Diane
>>
>>>I put it in the external ones, too. Though as far as
>I
>>>know, there's no contraction for 'fuck'. Fu'k? F'ck?
>>>Fuc'.
>>>
>>>Lori
>>>
>>>>I mean, hell, Lori even puts the word 'fuck' in her
>>>>internal monologues.
>>>>
>>>>>I wish I knew what happened to the witty and
>>>extensive
>>>>>reply that i made to this question. Anyway, go with
>>>>>the sound. In fiction, you are often in the
>internal
>>>>>narrative of the narrator, and contractions are OK.
>>>If
>>>>>you are writing an annual report for a company, not
>>>so
>>>>>much.
>>>>>
>>>>>Roger
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Myself, I think the only thing regulating when or
>>>not
>>>>>>to use contractions is the formality of the piece.
>>>>>>There's the emphasis issue, too -- 'I did not do
>>>>that'
>>>>>>is stronger than 'I didn't do that'. Possibly, in
>>>>>>fiction, the speaker's background, too.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I'm a-goin' to post a Xmas thing. Soon.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Cheers,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Lori
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Probably no one will read this unil after
>>>Christmas,
>>>>>>>so I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas, or
>>Merry
>>>>>>>Xmas, or Happy Holidays.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Lately, Ive been considering contractions and
>when
>>>>>and
>>>>>>>when not to use them.
>>>>>>>Didn't versus did not
>>>>>>>could't
>>>>>>>wouldn't
>>>>>>>isn't etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>For instance, I have used - he did not intend,
>>>>>instead
>>>>>>>of - he didn't intend, to place a stronger
>>emphasis
>>>>>on
>>>>>>>the 'not' but in other sentences I used didn't.
>>>>etc.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Also what about they've, she'd, he'd and they'd
>>>>>>>which I think should only be used in dialogue.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Comments?
