Flipp'n the bird
Mourning the demise of an iconic expression.22 total reviews
Comment from ProSongwriter
Hey ...
My second time to read you this early morning!
You hit the nail on the head with this one. I feel the same way ... it's lost it's impact ... it's perceived by the younger generations with no more caution that "damn" or "shit". Our kids ere in the their forties and use it all the time. they weren't brought up that way ... just an assimilation into modern society.
To me, it's little more than a crutch for a more distinguished but equally shocking word.
It's a terrific write! Good luck in the contest .. and Happy new Year!
Alan
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reply by the author on 01-Jan-2015
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Hey ...
My second time to read you this early morning!
You hit the nail on the head with this one. I feel the same way ... it's lost it's impact ... it's perceived by the younger generations with no more caution that "damn" or "shit". Our kids ere in the their forties and use it all the time. they weren't brought up that way ... just an assimilation into modern society.
To me, it's little more than a crutch for a more distinguished but equally shocking word.
It's a terrific write! Good luck in the contest .. and Happy new Year!
Alan
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Comment Written 01-Jan-2015
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2015
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Another night owl. Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for reviewing. All you have to do is tune into facebook.it's as common as an article.
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You are welcome. I'm not on Facebook but I can believe it!
Comment from Debbie Noland
A good response to the prompt. What you say is true. Even back in the '70s I had a college professor who bemoaned the frequency with which such expressions were becoming the norm--so much so that they no longer carried any real meaning or even shock value. He said he no longer had anything appropriate to say when he hit his thumb with a hammer.
Things have certainly changed since Rhett Butler's shocking use of "damn" in Gone With the Wind." You touch on a major linguistic shift in American culture with your lament here, and I thought you handled well what some might consider a touchy or distasteful subject.
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reply by the author on 01-Jan-2015
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A good response to the prompt. What you say is true. Even back in the '70s I had a college professor who bemoaned the frequency with which such expressions were becoming the norm--so much so that they no longer carried any real meaning or even shock value. He said he no longer had anything appropriate to say when he hit his thumb with a hammer.
Things have certainly changed since Rhett Butler's shocking use of "damn" in Gone With the Wind." You touch on a major linguistic shift in American culture with your lament here, and I thought you handled well what some might consider a touchy or distasteful subject.
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Comment Written 01-Jan-2015
reply by the author on 01-Jan-2015
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Thanks for reviewing. Glad it didn't offend.