Annoying words and phrasesMarketing bollocks, buzzword bingo, or your mum saying "fudge" when she really wants to swear like a trooper. Let's ride the hockey stick curve of this top hat product, solutioneers.
Thanks to simbosan for the idea
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 8 Apr 2010, 13:13)
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You're being practical. That's not what I hateIt's deliberately substituting characters for letters in swear words as if to disguise them. I don't think I was clear enough in my OP. I blame the wine.
It's using words like tw@t, f*ck, sh!t, etc. instead of their full sweary equivilents. If you find yourself doing that maybe you should reconsider your need to swear in the first place.
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 7:21, 1 reply)
If you're quoting someone though and wouldn't use those words yourself (or are hoping to give the impression you wouldn't)then the asterisks are appropriate.
You'd tell your mate 'He threatened to smash my fucking face in!' whereas in the written complaint you'd put 'He then said 'I will smash your f*cking face in.'
(, Fri 9 Apr 2010, 8:51, closed)
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