"JPG" wrote in message
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It's a sign of the times. It's a fair bet that common rooms in
university
science departments are liberally spiced with the F-word these days,
much like
channel 4, reality TV and the school playground. If you ever pass a
group of
young people in the street, you will hear frequent expletives of the
worst kind.

Martin

Martin,

I can't echo your sentiments enough. I have always been a firm believer
that the use of expletives are a cover up for a severe lack of vocabulary.
I can't help thinking it is related to a more lax approach to education.
Try comparing comedies from days gone by, such as "Rising Damp", "The Two
Ronnies" etc. and then to current day "Roy Chubby Brown". I laugh at the
former far, far more than the latter.

Joe