Leanne's blog looked at using words until the meaning fades out of them.
Leanne-
I felt like commenting on your thoughts on swear words.
A while ago, I read 1984, and I thought, "Isn't swearing similar to Newspeak? After all, I would be limiting my expression of a broad range of feelings to what... a dozen four-letter words? I don't think I like the idea.
That's not to say I don't swear at all, but only when the word really IS the right one- that is, I swear about as much as I would use a word like 'magenta,' which is quite specific in meaning.
If I didn't make a point of using the most specific word, these words WOULD lose meaning... So I do.
Hi Melanie!
I think part of the reason chocolate has a special place in society is a simple fact: Cocoa is a DRUG. A stimulant. Cocaine is made from it. Cocaine is highly concentrated and has other additives, but the same stuff that makes chocolate... chocolatey makes illegal drugs. Perhaps more than eating chocolates on valentines', people like getting high.
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