I totally agree. Books and films using these words too much really is a turn off as far as I'm concerned.Moonraker wrote:I was given this book and have almost finished it. It's a reasonable story, but for me is ruined by the frequent use of obscene language. Maybe Rowling wished to show she was a "grown-up" authoress, but so many F and C words make it unpalatable for me. I won't bother with any more of her adult books.
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I also totally agree.
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I agree too. I find the use of bad language a really off-putting feature these days. I fear also, that it normalises such language as seems evident by some of the posts that can be seen on social media.
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It also means that when you shut your finger in the door, there is nothing bad enough to shout out now!
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'Go down to the side-shows by the river this afternoon. I'll meet you somewhere in disguise. Bet you won't know me!' wrote Fatty.
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Funnily enough (or not in my case) I was up a ladder this morning trimming back some branches off a tree at the bottom of the garden when I trapped my finger between a branch and a rung of the ladder. As my next door neighbour was hanging out some washing at the time my response was a strained Ouch. I descended the ladder, went into my shed and directed some very un-Blytonesque language at my push bike.Moonraker wrote:It also means that when you shut your finger in the door, there is nothing bad enough to shout out now!
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Wonderful, John. I hope your finger is OK now.
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And I hope your push bike has forgiven you for the totally undeserved abuse.
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My finger has stopped throbbing, Eddie, but the nail is turning black so I assume I shall be losing it soon.Eddie Muir wrote:Wonderful, John. I hope your finger is OK now.
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Again?!John Pickup wrote:so I assume I shall be losing it soon.Eddie Muir wrote:Wonderful, John. I hope your finger is OK now.
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