F*** You! article about swearing - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T11:22:59Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:91338?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A91755&feed=yes&xn_auth=noGood Afternoon Ms. Parker,
T…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-04:537324:Comment:1799892009-02-04T19:53:08.224ZMichael Phelpshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MichaelPhelps
Good Afternoon Ms. Parker,<br />
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Thank you for your comment. Yes, I do welcome input, of any kind. I just do not want to offend anyone's sensibilities, or any rules of a web site. I agree with you, I should post the opening chapter, exactly as written.<br />
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Thank you again.<br />
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Michael Phelps
Good Afternoon Ms. Parker,<br />
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Thank you for your comment. Yes, I do welcome input, of any kind. I just do not want to offend anyone's sensibilities, or any rules of a web site. I agree with you, I should post the opening chapter, exactly as written.<br />
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Thank you again.<br />
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Michael Phelps I agree with both comments.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-04:537324:Comment:1799872009-02-04T19:51:42.656ZDana Kinghttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
I agree with both comments.
I agree with both comments. Daniel has to answer that. My…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-04:537324:Comment:1799752009-02-04T18:21:54.896ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Daniel has to answer that. My feeling is that if you want input (maybe you don't), you should give us exactly what you wrote.
Daniel has to answer that. My feeling is that if you want input (maybe you don't), you should give us exactly what you wrote. I was recently privileged to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-04:537324:Comment:1799292009-02-04T11:18:39.327ZMichael Phelpshttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MichaelPhelps
I was recently privileged to join this site, and found this post from November, 2007.<br />
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I am in a quandry of posting the first chapter of my novel; THE EXECUTION of JUSTICE, due for release in less than two weeks. In the first chapter, there is a dialogue between a deranged man, holding a gun to the head of his five year old daughter, and a uniformed police officer (the protagonist). In the dialogue, there are several times where the "F" word and G__d____ are used by the deranged man.<br />
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I don't…
I was recently privileged to join this site, and found this post from November, 2007.<br />
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I am in a quandry of posting the first chapter of my novel; THE EXECUTION of JUSTICE, due for release in less than two weeks. In the first chapter, there is a dialogue between a deranged man, holding a gun to the head of his five year old daughter, and a uniformed police officer (the protagonist). In the dialogue, there are several times where the "F" word and G__d____ are used by the deranged man.<br />
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I don't want to violate rules of this or any site, so my question is; Do I post as it is, or do I redact the obscene words? That should make it a legitim…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-02:537324:Comment:1796552009-02-02T19:39:45.203ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
That should make it a legitimate part of human dialog.
That should make it a legitimate part of human dialog. Nope. There's some Anglo-Saxo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-02:537324:Comment:1796532009-02-02T19:37:30.150ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Nope. There's some Anglo-Saxon version of it.
Nope. There's some Anglo-Saxon version of it. For those of you who also wat…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-02:537324:Comment:1795162009-02-02T03:54:33.631ZDebbi Mackhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DebbiMack
For those of you who also watch the Sci Fi channel, any thoughts on the use of the word "frak" in Battlestar Gallactica? I think it's a pretty fraking good way to say the F-word without saying it. :)
For those of you who also watch the Sci Fi channel, any thoughts on the use of the word "frak" in Battlestar Gallactica? I think it's a pretty fraking good way to say the F-word without saying it. :) I thought 'Fuck' meant to sow…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2009-02-02:537324:Comment:1795132009-02-02T03:46:24.858ZJessicahttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Jessica
I thought 'Fuck' meant to sow seeds? Don't know where I heard that...<br />
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I use swearing for characterisation. If a character is ignorant, emotional or defensive by nature, then they swear. End of story. I don't much like the words and I hate to have to put them into my work, but if I did anything less I would be lying to my reader. I think it's important to tell the truth. Even if the truth includes the C word.
I thought 'Fuck' meant to sow seeds? Don't know where I heard that...<br />
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I use swearing for characterisation. If a character is ignorant, emotional or defensive by nature, then they swear. End of story. I don't much like the words and I hate to have to put them into my work, but if I did anything less I would be lying to my reader. I think it's important to tell the truth. Even if the truth includes the C word. Yup.tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-14:537324:Comment:931572007-11-14T18:36:24.077ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Yup.
Yup. Losing readers? Oh, Ray, I do…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-11-14:537324:Comment:931552007-11-14T18:34:10.146ZI. J. Parkerhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Losing readers? Oh, Ray, I doubt that very much. I think you are right about the "feeling powerless." I see a lot of indiscriminate use of "fuck" by youngsters. Perhaps it's a sort of "I dare you!" or "I don't give a damn what anyone thinks. Don't step on me!"<br />
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And clearly it's part of the human vocabulary now.<br />
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About it's being a "fad": well only in the sense that it can become a group identification word. On the internet and otherwise. However, that may be due to the internet experience…
Losing readers? Oh, Ray, I doubt that very much. I think you are right about the "feeling powerless." I see a lot of indiscriminate use of "fuck" by youngsters. Perhaps it's a sort of "I dare you!" or "I don't give a damn what anyone thinks. Don't step on me!"<br />
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And clearly it's part of the human vocabulary now.<br />
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About it's being a "fad": well only in the sense that it can become a group identification word. On the internet and otherwise. However, that may be due to the internet experience rather than it's newness.