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Originally Posted by library addict
While I'm not a fan of excessive swearing I don't think it is anything new. There's a marked difference in books pre-2000ish and after. I guess in some ways I've just gotten used to seeing it. But I don't like the hero swearing a lot anymore than the heroine.
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It depends on who they are and what they are doing. There are several situations and character types where a marked lack of swearing would be completely unrealistic.
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Originally Posted by Blossom
It would be totally sad if that was true maybe it's south thing but I am not use to it. I am use to people saying no sir, yes ma'am and being polite to each other which is why Raleigh is hard to get use to but I haven't heard any potty mouths except drunk kids who live down the hall but given their social class it doesn't surprise me.
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It makes a certain amount of sense that in books taking place in a different social setting than yours, characters would talk and act differently than what you're used to. And they would probably think that you're weird and something is wrong with you because of the way you talk - and hold your social class against you as a result.
