Wed, Jan 20 2016 Discussion and Article

Now it is halfway through January. Crazy!

This time we have a CBC article all about language. The questions is, "Should we care about swearing?".

Here is the article. It has some difficult language, but you can handle this by reading it more than one time. I suggest three. One without any marking of the paper or dictionaries. One with a pencil or highlighter and a dictionary. One free read doing whatever helps you.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/profanity-neil-macdonald-1.3406290

1. Why is swearing bad or offensive?

2. When do you swear?

3. Is swearing common in your country? When is it used?

4. Would you be angry if your boyfriend/girlfriend swore a lot?

5. Should swearing be taught in schools and/or universities?

6. Is this another example of our society worrying too much about children?

7. If you want to learn swearing in another language, why?