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The Gentle Art of Swearing,, (Cussing)
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Below is a partial text from an article of the same name written by Ethel MacLean Johnson and appearing in the North American Review, 1927, month unknown.
The Gentle Art of Swearing
Honest swearing is healthful exercise, tonic for the irritable nerves. Real swearing is a badge of sincerity. In this world of convention where everyone wears a mask and language exists to conceal thought, it is a relief to hear an honest, if forceful, expression of opinion.
One who knows the classic art of swearing is lifted above vulgarity. It is because it is the thing forbidden that swearing is effective. Were it not taboo, it would fail to give relief.
If we feel powerless to cope with an inconsiderate world, we can at least shock it! Out of the depths of our nature, from the innermost confines of our being, pour those comforting cuss words. We are doing the wicked thing, the condemned thing, and we exalt in our depravity.
Swearing is the nearest approach we have to a universal language. All races and ages understand it. There is a natural eloquence about swearing that is not learned in school.
For those who deny themselves this soothing method of relief, what depths of torment await, and alas, those who never swear, will die with all their cussing in them.
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