On Tue, 14 Apr 2009 21:42:39 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> "Nonnymus" > wrote in message
>>
>> Of course it's for "show." Like Nailshooter says, real men on a jobsite
>> don't talk that way. I worked construction since high school and have
>> covered the gamut of trade-type work situations. Very rarely have I
>> encountered that type of locker room trash talk.
>
> Sadly, the "f" work is becoming very popular with young men and even women.
> Seems as though the 16 to 30 year olds think nothing of using it in every
> sentence. IMO, it just degrades the user, but they don't think anything of
> it.

it also degrades the word itself through overuse. i find the word
'****ing' useful, usually for emphasis and sometimes for rhythm. but when
used too often, as, say, in 'pulp fiction,' it just becomes distracting.

your pal,
blake