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What is Profanity?
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My Mom believes that that is what it means and that 'lol' means lots of love
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Borderline profanity is a less severe or minor dirty word. E.g. 'damn'Chinwe nwankpa wrote: โ22 Apr 2020, 03:47 I don't get what a borderline and non borderline profanity is
non-borderline profanity is a plane and severe dirty work like 'f*ck'
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I'm telling you.. but for me I think profanity has to do with vulgar words.Chinwe nwankpa wrote: โ22 Apr 2020, 03:47 I don't get what a borderline and non borderline profanity is
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Is bitching profanity in this instance? If so, is it borderline or non-borderline?
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I had to look this up to come up with a more concrete response to this question. According to Wikipedia, profanity, in a more literal sense, is disregard of anything that is held sacred. If that is right, then words, such as hell, geez, et cetera, should be considered non-bordeline profanity. But the word profanity has evolved, and nowadays it includes expletives, racial slurs, and anything that is derogatory. With respect to OBC, I would say that if you are not sure whether or not a word is a profanity, you should always do your research.Nkoo wrote: โ01 Oct 2019, 12:01 With respect to OBC, what exactly is profanity and which words/group of words can be classified as profanity? Can the use of these words in a review book be ignored or classified as profanity?
The follwing are the words: the f-word, holy hell, what the hell, sh*t, holy crap, etc.
I need clarifications. Apologies for using such words here.
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Yes, I most definitely agree with you on this.Chinwe nwankpa wrote: โ22 Apr 2020, 03:47 I don't get what a borderline and non borderline profanity is
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After reading a few books, it is hard to tell what's considered borderline profanity when it comes to dialogue. After reading some of the comments, I find this a good rule of thumb. I'm still new to this so I really appreciate everyone's thought process.unamilagra wrote: โ01 Oct 2019, 21:56 My rule of thumb is that if I wouldn't say it while speaking to a class of kindergarteners, then it is at least borderline profanity. If I wouldn't say it while speaking to a class of high schoolers, it's probably non-borderline profanity.
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