It was inspired by a combination of two events. A long family debate over the use, overuse and misuse of the "f-bomb" in speech and text. My wife is just dead set against it saying no one has ever sounded more intelligent because they use the word (which is probably true). My kids say that it's not as offensive a word to their generation (which is probably true).
My opinion is that the reason it's called 'salty language' is that it should be treated like a spice. Add it too often and it loses its flavor. I don't think kids should be using it on Facebook, because in ten years time, websearch tools will be so sophisticated employers will be able to review anything you've ever said on the Net, even under an alias.
The second event was the debut of "Forget You" atop the UK charts this weekend, blocking the widely expected #1 duet by Robbie Williams & Gary Barlow. In retrospect, I probably shouldn't be surprised. As I said, it's a just terrific pop song.
Finally I wanted to see how high "forget" would appear in the answers. At present, 97.7% of players got the word "forget" correct.
You all tried "forget", not the alternate answer, right? |
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