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Subject:RE: OT: Profanity in the workplace From:"Al Geist" <al -dot- geist -at- geistassociates -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Wed, 3 Mar 2010 17:06:10 -0500
I grew up on a farm where my Mother's strongest words were "gee willickers"
and my Dad's were "gosh darn it." My brothers and I knew exactly what those
words meant. Like Wade, I spent some time in the Navy, where I learned how
colorful our language could be. Do I swear in the workplace? Only when
necessary and often when I'm working in Word.
I am, however, envious of Wade....I can only swear in one language.
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