Re: [NTLK] Fighting Complacency within the Newton Community

James,

Very well put! There are some of us in the US that still believe we
should all have a better command of the "King's English".

Thank you!

Vince
> On Monday, July 31, 2006, at 06:21 PM, James Wages wrote:
>
> Next, profanity (even covered with ASCII symbols) only shows how
> little one
> knows. Despite popular thought in the states, profanity does not
> emphasize
> your point; it only emphasizes stupidity.
>
> Sorry to offend some of your folks by saying this, but I hate senseless
> words, and profanity is all about senselessness. Here in Japan, there
> are
> relative few profane words compared to English, and I must say that my
> 12
> years spent here have been a real blessing as a result. I travel back
> to
> the US and get smacked with a tsunami of profanity by people who
> appear to
> me to be highly uneducated (although many have PHDs and MBAs).
> Profanity
> eats away at the brain, whereas normal profanity-free conversation
> stimulates it. Please consider a more tactful way to stimulate folks
> on
> this list. I think you have a lot to contribute, Matt, and I would
> love to
> keep hearing it so long as it stimulates the brain in a good way.
> Otherwise, it goes directly into File-13.
>
> Best,
>
> James Wages

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