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    Re: Swearing? —Laura Gjovaag
   (...) Are they really? The language is clear enough to me. If it is likely to be considered any of those terms by a majority of people in a social group, in this case a social group that involves children and their parents, then it is unacceptable. (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Swearing? —Matthew Miller
     (...) Yes. Look them up in a dictionary -- you'll find all sorts of words like "perception", "taste", "regarded". (...) "likely" "considered" "majority of people" "social group" "in this case". (...) Smartness doesn't come into it. Anyway, insulting (...) (25 years ago, 4-Jan-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: Swearing? —Christopher L. Weeks
     (...) Some people are smart enough to realize that they (and their children) can't be hurt by occasional naughty words. But Matthew's comments below apply to mine as well as yours... (...) Chris (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: Swearing? —Arjan Brugman
   Laura Gjovaag <tegan@eskimo.com> schreef in berichtnieuws Pine.SUN.3.96.100010...imo.com... (...) and (...) Laura, I have one word (name) for ya: Nietzsche. -- Arjan Brugman - abrugman@casema.net Arjan.Brugman@philips.com (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Swearing? —Laura Gjovaag
   (...) Ok, enough is enough. Make fun of me, call me names, I don't care. You haven't changed my opinion that the terms of use state very clearly to anyone who cares to read them what kind of language is not acceptable. What this argument really (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Swearing? —Larry Pieniazek
   Great post, Laura. Wasted, no doubt, on the target audience, unfortunately. I would be willing to bet that in my entire writing here on Lugnet, I've never once (I could be wrong, though) used a word that would be considered a swear word. Yet who (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
   
        Re: Swearing? —Tony Priestman
   On Fri, 7 Jan 2000, Larry Pieniazek (<38758096.3A4DEA40@...ager.net>) wrote at 05:58:46 (...) If somewhat tautological :-) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.general)
 

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