As a follow-up to the swearbox post…

I do think that as a society we have to recognise the power of certain words and the reactions they cause. They may just be sounds on a pedantic level, but the meaning they convey can be far more powerful.

It is also true that certain words have a time and a place and a responsibility to take others around us into consideration. Can a child really understand at the age of three that going around shouting “f**k!” all the time is as inappropriate as me sitting in crowded shopping centre talking about the intricacies of open bowel surgery in a loud voice.