tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732180.post3160949345329784510..comments2024-03-27T06:15:01.994-04:00Comments on The Balanced Writer: Tacos and Potty MouthsDanielleThornehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13993889577292227348noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732180.post-90972351153290587392017-06-29T13:20:48.404-04:002017-06-29T13:20:48.404-04:00Thanks for the comments, Sherry and Marianne. And ...Thanks for the comments, Sherry and Marianne. And yes, Dawn, I totally agree. I do love a good pirate oath. The more creative, the funnier. I guess they were considered to be a great deal worse back then!<br /><br />Great question about GWTW. I don't think that line would have ever been remembered without the "damn." It's actually considered by many to be the first real curse word in a movie, but John Wayne used it in 1930 in <i> The Big Trail </i>. According to the web, <i>MASH</i> was the first to use the f-bomb. <br /><br />Isn't interesting it only took about 40 years to go from "the d-word" to the f***? They have major different meanings, too, which I think matters a great deal in the ways and purposes of using them. Just my thoughts. DanielleThornehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13993889577292227348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732180.post-42058443834581043032017-06-29T09:10:23.005-04:002017-06-29T09:10:23.005-04:00Agree and...guilty at the same time. I also think ...Agree and...guilty at the same time. I also think that if the movies are close to any truth, then pirates are more creative in their cursing or derogatory use of language (ex. Yer scurvy dogs, bloom in' cockroaches). I also wonder if Gone With The Wind would have been as memorable or quoted as often without Rhett saying "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn!" for shock value? Hmmm. I don't mind occasional curse words, used sparingly, in books or movies, but overuse just gets annoying, is distracting and shows a lack of imagination on the writer's part. Great post...let's talk over tacos! 🌮Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07522585243045093327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732180.post-67420595230373764372017-06-29T06:21:10.340-04:002017-06-29T06:21:10.340-04:00Excellent post. Agree 100 percent. Excellent post. Agree 100 percent. Marianne Sciuccohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15624101916766733471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12732180.post-16647693162956012942017-06-28T16:40:30.924-04:002017-06-28T16:40:30.924-04:00Great post.
sherry @ fundinmentalGreat post.<br />sherry @ <a href="http://www.fundinmental.com/" rel="nofollow"> fundinmental</a> sherry fundinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12197438610372707924noreply@blogger.com