But What Does That MEAN?

I love language.

I've been reading since I can remember, and I'm pretty particular about how I use my words.  I can be a real pedant about word choice and the correct way to parse a sentence and why a particular word should be used instead of another.

Which makes it somewhat surprising that I swear like a motherfucker.

I really, really do.

I use fuck as an adjective, adverb, gerund, noun, and verb [although not as often as we would like, I'm sure - but such is married life].

But the thing is, while I think that most people consider using foul language as a base, anti-intellectual practice, I find it liberating and a delightful use of my imagination.

Coming up with great new turns of phrase and eloquent but profane sentence structures are fun!  It's a motherfucking hoot!  And people may not have heard of jackfucking cockknocker, but they sure get a pretty quick idea that it's someone they do not want to know.

Foul language is a great way to express yourself, to get your point across, without the use of pedantic language constructs.

Which just goes to show you, I think, that your vocabulary can be limitless, even though it may not be appropriate in all circumstances.

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This post is part of Word Up, Yo!, although I'm sure they wish it wasn't.