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I would say the four of you (Shai Hulud, the_Ender, Recon Number 54, and Frogwart) all have very well thought out, intelligent posts. Y’all (sorry, I’m from Texas) get your point across well, and it’s an enjoyable conversation to follow. Personally I’m not at all a good verbal speaker. I like to think out what I’m going to say before I say it, which, unfortunately, results in too many “umm”s. I think that’s why writing is sometimes easier than speaking, because you have time to think about what you write before you write it (and you can always change it). When you speak, you may realize later that what you said was stupid or wrong, but you can’t take it back. Like the saying goes, "Three things that never come back, the spent arrow, the lost opportunity, and the spoken word." So I usually prefer to not speak unless I have something important to say.
On the topic of profanity, I personally try not to use profane words at all. I mean, it’s funny some of the time, but they’re just words, and I think there are usually better ways of getting a meaning across. But, each to his own I guess.
I agree that clear communication is very difficult in the written form (although y’all are doing a pretty good job of it, as far as I’m concerned). I also found that it is especially hard when sarcasm is involved, so I try to keep that to a minimum.
Taking notice of the thread subject, I’m 17, and I claim neither intelligence nor literacy, as claims carry very little importance. You are free to form your own opinions about whatever I said.