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keepthetips t1_j6k6w23 wrote

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skeptic355 t1_j6k7l4t wrote

I’m some situations for some particular people this may be true but hardly good general advice. Sometimes cussing is necessary to make your f*cking point.

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Beautiful_Tour_5542 t1_j6k8p01 wrote

I don’t know, if it’s within my social group, it would feel weird to not curse. If it’s someone I don’t know well or someone I just met, I wouldn’t curse, but I don’t know if cursing around my friends and family detracts from how effectively I can communicate.

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ProfeshPress t1_j6karvn wrote

What arrant, unadulterated, asinine, blithering, reductive, stultifying, pestilential, namby-pamby horseshit.

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roo-ster t1_j6kbiqp wrote

OP, your opinion isn't a "Life Pro Tip"!

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thebug50 t1_j6kcbfc wrote

Just gonna blanket cover all conversations and conversation partners like that, eh? Like you don't know this applies sometimes and doesn't apply others? Okay. Play it that way, OP. I don't believe you, but f*ck it.

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2workigo t1_j6kcf9b wrote

Or just know your audience and adapt.

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dice_away t1_j6kem7a wrote

Swing and a miss on this one, I'm afraid

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Drew- t1_j6kgbgs wrote

Replying to Ceejaytherighteous (#1,631,407)

While in jest, this actually does point out thr problem with the lpt. Cuss words can show great emphasis and stress in certian parts if a story or phrase. This lpt is stupid is true, but really it's fucking stupid, which really drives the point home.

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joemondo t1_j6kj6l2 wrote

This is a tragically naive misunderstanding of the use of language to make points, to push for the desired effect and result, and even use in contextual norms.

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machina99 t1_j6kj7lr wrote

Replying to Drew- (#1,633,466)

You get one "fuck" in a PG-13 movie - just think of well or poorly done that single instance can be and you can really see the impact a curse word can have

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Loud-Taste6394 t1_j6klixu wrote

I would generally agree for myself, however I know for other people this really doesn’t apply

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Tight_Vegetable_2113 t1_j6kv4pm wrote

Mmmmmm, studies show cursing can improve a speaker's perceived honesty. I was told to curse more in law school in certain settings and it has been very effective for me.

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Playful-Ant-3097 t1_j6kv6mv wrote

I don’t agree with this. In a professional setting, absolutely. When talking to elderly, yes When having a discussion with a friend, you shouldn’t have to worry. Even my therapist will use cuss words when I’m having a session because he realizes how fucked something is and will actually use that word. I appreciate it because that’s in my vocabulary. Just know your audience

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FrankVice t1_j6l6wwz wrote

This was told to me almost verbatim by a Mormon friend who had just gotten back from his mission.

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crownroyalt t1_j6lfwzh wrote

I like people who curse. It makes them seem more genuine. I’m also very articulate and curse constantly. It has nothing to do with “effectiveness of communication” Your opinion, and that’s all it is, is stupid

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BravelyRunsAway t1_j6lilov wrote

I see you , religious extremism. You can't hide from me.

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meshtron t1_j6lqf4a wrote

Ned Flanders would up-diddly-doot this LPT

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cooldaniel6 t1_j6lqk7q wrote

OP frequently posts on r/antiwork so this LPT being fucking stupid makes sense.

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BardicNA t1_j6m4bj6 wrote

Replying to thegoldenpinecone (#1,634,235)

I don't want to have to rant to my church group Wednesday night about you saying that unGodly word.

"It feels distracting for your conversation partner." What a generalizing fucking statement there, OP. What, someone in a professional setting fling in an F bomb in conversation with you? I feel distracted when my "conversation partner" is too sensitive to hear a little colorful language that isn't directed to them.

Your next LPT is going to be something about not hitting someone in the mouth on company property.

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Empire2k5 t1_j6mh0f5 wrote

Swearing can be very effective, bs tip.

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Lacaud t1_j6n0xtz wrote

Replying to Beautiful_Tour_5542 (#1,631,533)

We should always know your audience. I've cussed in front of some parents and students to an extent (not fuck, fuck, mother, mother fuck, fuck) but that's how they know me; for the students it's more their level anyways.

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