Civility vs. Propriety – Words

Posted by mist on March 31, 2002, at 12:29:41

I think it's wrong and counter-productive to mental health for anyone to tell others what words they can and can't use to express their thoughts. Some of the great writers have used four-letter words in their works—for a reason. Because they expressed a thought or feeling in a way that nothing else could.
There's a difference between civility and propriety (which is often just another word for repression)and language restrictions are about the latter.

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Civility vs. Propriety – Words mist 3/31/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words » mist trouble 3/31/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words Dr. Bob 3/31/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words mist 3/31/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words Dr. Bob 3/31/02
Words--that's what the gd**n asterisks are for Shar 4/1/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words mist 4/1/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words Dr. Bob 4/2/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words mist 4/2/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words mair 4/3/02
Not a writer? Said it quite well anyway! (nm) » mair beardedlady 4/3/02
a word that offends me mist 4/3/02
Thank you, Mist (nm) » mist Lou Pilder 4/3/02
Yes, thanks Mist from me too! (nm) » mair Zo 4/4/02
Zo - why was your nm post directed to me? (nm) » Zo mair 4/5/02
Re: I have absolutely no idea! (nm) » mair Zo 4/5/02
I agree: *so* vulgar to call hoi polloi riff-raff (nm) » mist Jonathan 4/5/02
asterisks, etc. » mair mist 4/5/02
Dying Words Shar 4/5/02
Re: Artistic Nature » Shar Zo 4/6/02
Re: Dying Words » Shar mist 4/6/02
P.S. re artists and elitism » Shar mist 4/6/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words Shar 4/8/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words » Shar Zo 4/8/02
HI! Remember me? » Shar trouble 4/8/02
Thank you for putting that so well (nm) » Shar jane d 4/8/02
Re: Civility vs. Propriety – Words » Shar mist 4/8/02
Now, Zo..... Shar 4/9/02
Re: Now, Zo..... » Shar beardedlady 4/9/02
Re: Now, Zo..... mist 4/9/02
supportiveness and language mist 4/9/02
personas and cussing » mist beardedlady 4/10/02
individual differences and language mist 4/10/02
And the original post was about....... Shar 4/10/02
Re: And the original post was about....... mist 4/10/02
Re: And the original post was about....... Shar 4/10/02
Re: And the original post was about....... mist 4/10/02
Re: And the original post was about....... mist 4/10/02

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