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by CheetaPrintIlikeTea on November 4th, 2008

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Does it irritate you when a book you're reading has swearwords in it?

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  • by Jay Was Here - AYPWIP on November 4th, 2008

    Jay Was Here - AYPWIP

    Nope. I read a lot of Stephen King and Dean Koontz.

    They both tend to use swear words in their writing because not only are their stories often designed to scare people, but they also are meant to offend the "polite society".

    Truthfully, I think it makes the stories seem more believable and makes the characters actions/verbiage seem more realistic.

    It helps you to believe that Jack has gone mad when he tells his wife to "get the f*ck out of here". Or when he says, "I'd give my goddamn soul...for just a glass of beer" to the ghostly bartender. ;)

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  • by Sweet T on November 4th, 2008

    Sweet T

    No, It doesnt bother me.

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  • by Super on November 4th, 2008

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    fuck no.

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  • by fanbase on November 4th, 2008

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    People in real life use swearwords. We are all adults here and no need to censor. People get surprised, angry, shocked, etc and they would swear out of habit. As long as the dialogues/conversations in a book is realistic, I don't mind and would make me feel that the characters in the book are real people and are behaving as such.

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  • by MHfreak1991 on November 4th, 2008

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    nah, i cuss like a sailor, yet im gonna become a Marine, lol

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  • by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on November 4th, 2008

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    Yeah, a book by Bernie Mac had every other paragraph peppered with vulgar words. I was kind of shocked and returned it to the library.

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  • by Anonymous on November 4th, 2008

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    It depends. Sometimes, a curse word accurately expresses a character's emotions in a justifiably upsetting situation. But if the character seems to curse automatically or just for the fun of it (such as Holden Caufield or George from Mice and Men), then that does get annoying and I want to stop reading the book. Any words used to excess are grating, not just curse words.

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  • by ShadowedxMidnight on November 4th, 2008

    ShadowedxMidnight

    Not at all, I get really annoyed when the author uses terms like "darn," instead of just using the actual word. But I'm a foul mouth, myself...

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on November 4th, 2008

    Glenn Blaylock

    Yes, it does. Then again, people using swearwords in their verbal communications also annoys me. I just don't like being exposed to that kind of language.

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  • by Andy Is Wicked Married to Penal Colony on November 4th, 2008

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    Nope.

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  • by Anonymous on November 4th, 2008

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    nope i think it makes it a little more interesting and a little more real.swearing is apart of everyday life!

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