ex.ple.tive
noun
an oath or swear word.
"The benefits of being a mature,
well-educated woman is that you
are not afraid of expletives. And,
you have no fear to put a fool in
his place. That's the power of
language and experience. You
can learn a lot from Shakespeare."
~Judi Dench
I'm not at all into television, but
still enjoy some of my mysteries
on DVDs. I prefer English most
of all, although the US has come
up with some pretty good ones.
One of my fave English actresses
is Judi Dench. She is so real. I get
such a kick out of her missives.
She tells it like it is and even
refuses surgery of any kind as she
ages.
Confession; alas, I find my own
vocab includes the odd expletive.
Praise the language gods, I only
let one slip in 40 years of teaching.
You could have heard a pin drop.
I immediately asked one of the
students to take me to the principal.
He just laughed and said, "You're
safe with us, miss."
My dad used to say you could be
cursing when you simply said,
"Oh dear!" Something to do with
your anger, tone of voice, intention.
I don't like swearing when it's
used in anger! I'm fond of saying
things like, "This marg is f---ing
fabulous." or "You look f---ing
amazing in that dress.
There's another verbiage misuse,
perhaps even worse than cursing,
teens using like every two or three
words. "I'm like over it. I'm like
tired of it. I'm like hating it."
We all have our own lingo, likes
and dislikes therein . . . so be it!
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