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Do you like swear words in literature?

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Do you like swear words in literature?
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They're as good as any other words. Plus swearing in English is kind of cute in it's expressive deficiency compared to other languages.
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>>9063889
I prefer the use of "d---" as in romantic novels.
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Only in dialogue.

>>9063896
>expressive deficiency
Confirmed for never having been to Ireland, Scotland or Australia.
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>>9063889
The lowest kind of humor.
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>>9063889
yea
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>>9063889
I fucking hate that shit, cuntface.
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>>9063889
Yes. My favourites to see in high lit are cunt and faggot.
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>>9063889
No. Doing so is gratuitously grotesque and lacks any sort of creativity whatsoever.
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>>9064735
I like nigger. see that shit all the time. always funny.
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>>9064740
fuck you
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>>9064756
reee, etc.
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A lot of people swear, so yeah, if the book is realistic the character should swear. If done right, the narrator can swear too, but that can be difficult to pull off.
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Only if it's ironic
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>>9063918
fucking micks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixFQUpLnr3E
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>>9064840
Yeah but that's a traveller our equivalent of a redneck they're a fraction of the population and the majority of people are significantly more civilized than them
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It's necessary to capture the rhythm of certain people's speech, so to omit it would be unrealistic.

I think a third person narrative should avoid it altogether, though.
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