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Trash piled in alleyways and sidewalks is nothing new for New York City.
Originally posted by: LiveFreeNW
Trash piled in alleyways and sidewalks is nothing new for New York City.
And it's hardly unique to New York City.
In David's neck of the woods, they don't have indoor plumbing, and the poop really piles up.
Trash piled 6 feet high is not new.
Note the snow sitting on the trash bags. It snowed 10 days ago; which means trash hasn't been picked up in 10 days. It is supposed be 2x a week
Originally posted by: tom
Trash piled 6 feet high is not new.
Note the snow sitting on the trash bags. It snowed 10 days ago; which means trash hasn't been picked up in 10 days. It is supposed be 2x a week
Still cleaner than any Trumper city.
I click off immediately anytime an F bomb is used. That tells me the speaker has nothing of substance to say.
Candy
However the issue with the trash is true
Note the snow on the trash bags from 10 days ago
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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
I click off immediately anytime an F bomb is used. That tells me the speaker has nothing of substance to say.
Candy
I admittedly use that language with some frequency when talking to my friends. That's just kind of how we talk to each other sometimes.
However I try not to use it when attempting to communicate with a general audience. It is often not a very good way to communicate. Especially if attempting to sway others to my opinion.
Sometimes a well placed f-bomb is the best way to communicate what one is trying to say however when over used it makes one sound ignorant.
Originally posted by: LiveFreeNW
I admittedly use that language with some frequency when talking to my friends. That's just kind of how we talk to each other sometimes.
However I try not to use it when attempting to communicate with a general audience. It is often not a very good way to communicate. Especially if attempting to sway others to my opinion.
Sometimes a well placed f-bomb is the best way to communicate what one is trying to say however when over used it makes one sound ignorant.
An expletive is just another language tool and as such, has its place and purpose. What's incredibly silly is euphemistic swearing, such as the old "Zounds!" meant to substitute for "God's wounds," as if saying the latter was blasphemy but saying the former wasn't. Or writing "f***", which is EXACTLY the same as writing "fuck."
It's true that expletives can be overused, but that's true of any element of language. I have a good friend who starts every third sentence with "y'know," which drives me nuts.
I guess the blame for all this linguistic tippy-toeing lies with the Old Testament, relating the no swearing rule as one of the Ten Commandments. Another example of Biblical silliness, making stubbing your toe and saying "God damn it!" a mortal sin deserving of eternal damnation.
Originally posted by: Kevin Lewis
An expletive is just another language tool and as such, has its place and purpose. What's incredibly silly is euphemistic swearing, such as the old "Zounds!" meant to substitute for "God's wounds," as if saying the latter was blasphemy but saying the former wasn't. Or writing "f***", which is EXACTLY the same as writing "fuck."
It's true that expletives can be overused, but that's true of any element of language. I have a good friend who starts every third sentence with "y'know," which drives me nuts.
I guess the blame for all this linguistic tippy-toeing lies with the Old Testament, relating the no swearing rule as one of the Ten Commandments. Another example of Biblical silliness, making stubbing your toe and saying "God damn it!" a mortal sin deserving of eternal damnation.
I agree with you that it is just a language tool and any language can be overused.
Actually I don't think the 10 commandments have a ban on swearing.
I hear that many Hebrew scholars have said that the original text of the third commandment better translates to "Thou shall not 'carry' thy Lord's name in vain."
It was actually saying that one shouldn't go out and commit selfish actions using God's name. Don't use God to justify your actions. Don't use God to justify war. Don't claim god is on your side in trivial matters such as "my sports team has God on their side."
Kind of interesting.