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EXPLETIVES – EXPLOSIVE? BY K J ROLLINSON

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scan0005I recently read a discussion which dealt with the subject is it correct to use offensive language when publishing an article or book? Some seemed to think that if you had to sink to the use of such language the writing was in some way devalued.

Others thought it was of value when it provided authenticity to their characters and situations. They emphasised that publications must reflect the way people talk. Certainly, you can’t watch a film or TV after a certain time, or hear people talk in the street without hearing colourful language.

Take Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Joyce as examples, all these great writers have used what may be classified as extreme language. It was only between 1840 to 1914 that literature could be classified as puritanical, (what could you expect when Victorians insisted on covering table legs, thinking if they were ‘unclothed’ they were indecent).

While we should…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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