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nathanb on Nov 9, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Swearing

Holman is making a mistake by conflating use of profanity and strength of emotional connection.

He is implying that given his stated goal of a passionate reader base, profanity is a necessary evil. I dispute the necessary part.

tbeseda on Nov 9, 2011 [–]

Ultimately it comes down to the relativity of profanity as evil or not.

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