tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post6609620702399813118..comments2023-04-02T07:19:31.692-05:00Comments on Outside the Box: I SwearUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-14305685374155140582015-07-13T08:15:44.043-05:002015-07-13T08:15:44.043-05:00B.E., you've read me. What you read is what yo...B.E., you've read me. What you read is what you hear. (Uhm...Hannah? Sade? Yeah...that part of their personalities came from me. LOLOL) I've used the C word but like you cringe. When I inserted it, it was because it fit the character, and it referred to body part not a person. I have a minor character in an upcoming book who WILL be called that because she is, it the worst possible way.<br /><br />I say crap. And $h!+. And the F-bomb. Right now, my favorite phrase is "Bloody blue big hairy donkey balls." I must work this into a conversation in a book. <br /><br />Oh, and I do watch my mouth around Stormegeddon. His mom? Not so much. Hrm...I wonder where Only got it from? <i>*looks all sinnocent and $h!+*</i>Silver Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606837105470988646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-34564771289821205682015-07-13T07:02:13.372-05:002015-07-13T07:02:13.372-05:00It has to flow naturally. There's lots of ways...It has to flow naturally. There's lots of ways of saying something in English, and some are more natural than others. There's also the situation to consider, lots of people alter their vocabulary depending on where they are, or who they are with. If you've nailed your character, the words will sound natural. But putting swear words into the mouth of a character doesn't make them a tough guy, or a sailor, or anyone else that is traditionally considered a 'curser'. Keithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09364395150014197905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-28479756043873393882015-07-13T06:52:55.116-05:002015-07-13T06:52:55.116-05:00LOL, I'm a swearer too...much to the consterna...LOL, I'm a swearer too...much to the consternation of anyone I've ever been related to. <br /><br />And I use the "find" function before my manuscripts go to my editor too.<br /><br />I once had an editor tell me that "a grown woman wouldn't say, 'Oh crap'...she'd say 'Oh shit'..." and I was like, "Um, I do."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-40036030211399255562015-07-13T06:35:51.020-05:002015-07-13T06:35:51.020-05:00You were in the military? Too cool. Yeah, my dad ...You were in the military? Too cool. Yeah, my dad was in the USAF - so I'm sure that contributed to his swearing, too. <br /><br />My problem is, I don't always notice there are kids around or that I'm swearing when they are. LOL, 'anvil of nastiness' - love it. B.E. Sandersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04336115135400388268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-173702747791230686.post-42632886087900038262015-07-13T02:47:17.161-05:002015-07-13T02:47:17.161-05:00I swear like a trooper! Ex-military, but I'm ...I swear like a trooper! Ex-military, but I'm not saying that's why I swear or that all military personnel swear. My mum & dad were both ex-RAF and my mum swore a lot when we made her crazy - only a bloody hell or a damn though. F-bombs came into my lexicon when I got older and now almost everyone uses them. I try not to swear in "polite" company but at home or with friends I just let rip!<br /><br />I'm not keen on f-bombs etc being used in front of kids and, like you, I can't stand the C-word. I think most swear words sound bad but the C-word sounds like a anvil of nastiness being exploded against women, it's that vile. Does that make sense to anyone other than me?Fran Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11079042659459259795noreply@blogger.com