OK. That makes more sense. I was referring to your finely worded cuss being
an art form.
Familiarity , however, does breed contempt . Judicious use is essential.
Geoff.
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> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004, Geoffrey Thomas wrote:
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> > It sounds like you're agreeing with what I said ?
>
> Nope, the exact opposite.
>
> You said:
>
> "the school that believes that swearing is an art form ( not ark B ) and
> if it is used indiscriminately it loses it's impact."
>
> My point was that the act of swearing, whether in amounts copious or
> meager, has no more effect on its impact than does a bad copy of the Mona
> Lisa on the art of painting.
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