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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: jttmab who wrote (325719)12/4/2002 3:59:17 PM
From: Johannes Pilch  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
If it's an inappropriate word, inserting a couple of *s doesn't make it appropriate.

Yes it does. Hell and H**l are two different symbols carrying different logical weights, though perhaps sharing a common root. We all feel the difference when a guy goes "Aw shoot!" as opposed to its harsher relative. Words carry value. I just used the term "harsher relative" to refer to a certain word. What you suggest here is that I might as well say the word outright. That is obviously absurd.
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