Hi Bren, 
I think that over-reacting to any non-standard language is foolish. As a
former high school teacher I spent most of my career working with students
who faced a variety of special challenges. One school I worked at had 600+
students with varying degrees of special needs. A few weeks after a
neighboring school had a student stabbed and killed in a stairwell, our
school staff was asked to identify the most pressing behavioral issue in our
school. I expected topics like bullying, weapons, fighting, or similar
topics. However, the staff identified foul language as our most pressing
problem. Clearly I represented a minority perspective, but I think that
anyone who reacts so strongly to foul language really should question the
source of their reaction. 

Best Wishes, 
Ron


 
 

> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brenda Young
> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 11:00 PM
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> Subject: Re: Happy Holidays/Major apology
> 
> I am humbled by your reply, Ron, and thank you.  I know they are just
> words, and sometimes they just make you feel better momentarily, lol, but
> for the most part I like to conduct myself like a lady, and this certainly
> wasn't a shining moment towards that concept!!!  I am going to try a bit
> harder to remember the adage, "Look twice, then again, then again, before
> you hit Send"!!!
> 
> Love,
> Bren
> 
> Hi Bren,
> 
> Everyone makes mistakes. Don't worry about it. Everyone here has heard the
> language before. Such words only have the power that we give to them.
> After
> all, they are just words, and their meanings are arbitrary.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> Ron
> 
> 
> 
>