This topic ISN'T about "Tasteful swearing" it is about immature F-Bomb "I am a big boy now" swearing. ALA the Imp from Risen who can only speak in swears.
Randomly, one thing I absolutely hate is the phrase "F-bomb". I'm not entirely sure why, and my random speculation might be at risk of sounding pejorative, but it really grates for some reason. I can understand "the F-word" in polite company, but generally speaking I'd rather people just quoted "fuck" in full, or "f*ck" at a push. "F-bomb" drives me nuts, though.
I only like using the term F-Bomb when it is being used for shock. Basically it is to bring attention to how silly it is.
Originally Posted by Sordak
So actually, nobody is complaining about swearign at all but just about bad writing. You know what? saying fuck is fully acceptable if its in context, everyone seems to be just complaining about bad use of it.
But thats not a topic about swearing as the same is true for any other dialogue.
Bad writing is bad because its bad, its not bad because of an "f-bomb"
You are basically right.
Though I can't think of a way one can think of a context that would make tons of F-bombs work even if they were a writing genius.
But when you ask for swearing you aren't asking for there to be one or two swears like any good piece of fiction. You are asking for a LOT of swearing.
And if I have to make a simile swearing is like salt: a little sprinkle goes a long way, but heaping it on only hides how bad your writing is.
