pardon this, codger!

[James Smith]

--- "Dennis R. Preston" <preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU> wrote:
> Jim,
>
> My point is, as others have noted, how do you know
> about this inability.
> When I cuss I don't wear no sign that says "Don't
> know no other words."

I understand your point about not truely knowing
whether they are "able" or "unable".

Going back to the original question;  << Would you
characterize those who are seemingly unable to express
themselves without obscenities as either deliberately
offensive or merely suffering from an exteme paucity
of vocabulary? >>, I'm saying these two are not the
only options, and my suggestion of anger is not meant
to close the set of alternatives.

I don't think angry people who are seemingly unable to
express themselves without obscenities are being
deliberatly offensive, nor do I think they just don't
know no other words.  I think they're angry.

Jim SMITH

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