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Subject:Re: OT: Profanity in the workplace From:Janice Gelb <Janice -dot- Gelb -at- Sun -dot- COM> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:50:24 +1100
On Mar 5, 2010 10:26AM, Richard Mateosian wrote:
>
> And if I sneeze and someone says God bless you, I don't take offense
> at the intrusion of their religion into my life. I take it as the
> kindness they intended and say thank you.
>
> Most people consider "God damn it" to be a relatively mild
> ejaculation, certainly not intended to offend anyone or to express any
> religious opinion. It is certainly not what most people mean when they
> refer to profanity. ...RM
>
Absolutely true. But once a co-worker indicates
that she finds it offensive, using it repeatedly
moves it from relatively mild thoughtless cussing
to a problem in the workplace. Surely co-workers
could find other minor curse words that would
express their frustration but not offend someone
who has indicated that GD is a problem.
-- Janice
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