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[[User:Trinity123|Trinity123]]
[[User:Trinity123|Trinity123]]
:Every word has an origin and a meaning, and there is no excuse in using profanity even with a different implied meaning. Every language is full of hundreds of thousands of words, why resort to profane words if you can use other, more precise and meaningful words? [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 10:22, 3 June 2008 (EDT)
:Every word has an origin and a meaning, and there is no excuse in using profanity even with a different implied meaning. Every language is full of hundreds of thousands of words, why resort to profane words if you can use other, more precise and meaningful words? [[User:SilvioB|SilvioB]] 10:22, 3 June 2008 (EDT)
But why does the origin or denotation of a word matter? And precision, or meaningfulness? The word that best expresses the point may well be a simple profanity.
The origin argument doesn't hold water as there are many words that are either etymologically linked or synonymous with profanities that are generally considered acceptable. For instance, "gosh" is a minced-oath of "God" when using his name in blasphemy. And there are more extreme examples, which I'll reveal only of pressed as they may cause offence.
And not all words that are considered profanities necessarily refer to especially profane topics, so why are they still profane?
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