Foul language - 12/04/02 04:59 AM
<rant>
I know that trades people swear, and some do quite frequently. I myself have been guilty of this on many occasions. For the most part, hearing a barrage of swears daily doesn't bother me, because you get immune to it after a while.
However, the one thing that does bother me is the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. The most common utterances being "JC" and "GD" among many others.
Yes, I know, there are many people who aren't religious and don't believe in God at all, and saying "JC" is meaningless to them.
It's not meaningless to me.
IMHO, the trades get a bad rap because of the persistent "Strong back, weak mind, foul mouth" sterotype. Anything that can be done to eliminate this bad image is a good thing.
Trying my best to keep it clean,
Peter
I know that trades people swear, and some do quite frequently. I myself have been guilty of this on many occasions. For the most part, hearing a barrage of swears daily doesn't bother me, because you get immune to it after a while.
However, the one thing that does bother me is the taking of the name of the Lord in vain. The most common utterances being "JC" and "GD" among many others.
Yes, I know, there are many people who aren't religious and don't believe in God at all, and saying "JC" is meaningless to them.
It's not meaningless to me.
IMHO, the trades get a bad rap because of the persistent "Strong back, weak mind, foul mouth" sterotype. Anything that can be done to eliminate this bad image is a good thing.
Trying my best to keep it clean,
Peter