Bad Language and the Art of Conversation
There was a time when kids had their mouths washed out with soap if they used swear words, and no women with any breeding would dare say anything more harsh than phooey. How times have changed.
Swearing seems to be chic nowadays. Even the most ladylike looking woman who wouldn't be caught dead scratching herself in public has no problem letting loose a string of cuss words that would
make any sailor feel right at home. But how does using course language fit in when it comes to making good conversation?
Well, practitioners of the art of conversation might want to use swear words sparingly, if at all. Why? For one thing it sounds better. Listen to two people having a conversation that is full
of bad language. How does it sound? Four letter words are harsh one-syllable words that tend to ruin the melodious flow of conversation and make your speech sound choppy, course and provocative
In addition, when you are meeting someone for the first time, what type of impression do you want to make? What comes out of your mouth says a lot about the type of person you are inside.
Also, English (like all other languages) is a vibrant and beautiful language full of hundreds of thousands of adverbs, adjectives, verbs and nouns. A well thought-out sentence filled with descriptive
words drawn from a good vocabulary can be far more poignant and powerful than any sentence peppered with four letter words.
Give it a try. The next time someone makes you really angry, try telling him or her so without the use of any course language. You'll be amazed at how eloquent you can be.
On the other side of the coin, an explicative coming from someone who rarely uses them carries ten times more weight and emphasis than the same word spoken by someone who uses course language all the time.
Of course, how you choose to speak is up to you. However, if you want to master the art of conversation and make what you say palatable to all, and at the same time get the most impact out of what you
say, you might want to use bad language sparingly, if at all.
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