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My grandfather used to say, "Each curse word a person knows is the net subtraction of three IQ points." (He also said, "We already have an Ignorance Tax-- it's called the Lottery!" but that's for another discussion...)
I'll be honest-- as I move through my widely varying circle of friends, I've noticed the more educated and literate the person, the smaller the amount of foul language.
As for me, if I find myself cursing, I try to realize that there are existing non-curse words that are better suited, more emphatic, more civil and much more precise in meaning than the common and predictable 'f*ck' or 'sh*t'.
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