Midterm 03/03/08

            In many ways, the popular use of borderline expletives impacts ones speech and social settings by them picking up words that should not be used. The article that was written by Marlon Manuel, “Kinda Cussin’”, Manuel is in Atlanta observing grade-school students. In this paper I will talk about the article written by Manuel, how use of expletives has an impact on one’s speech and social settings, and how it does not have an impact on one’s speech and social settings.

            In an article written by Marlon Manuel, “Kinda Cussin’”, Manuel talks about how grade-school students are not cussing yet, but will be cussing pretty soon due to their natural standing and everybody around them. On the television shows of many comedians which have cursing in their acts, but cannot be said on over the television unless the rating is “R” or “17+”, if the show was suitable for people of all ages with a rating of “PG” then the curse words would be bleeped out or dubbed with some other word. On the ever-so-popular television show “Everybody Loves Raymond” the phrase “Holy Crap” is the favored expression (Marlon Manuel, “Kinda Cussin’”, ‘Holy Crap’). Many people these days gets there improper and impolite grammar from television shows, and movies. Which leads me to my next point, does one’s surroundings make a difference on their speech and social settings.

            The surroundings that a person has does have an impact on their speech and socials settings because if they hear it they will start saying it. If someone is listening to a song and the artist (musician) they are listening to says a bad word, they might think to their self and say “Hey, if he is saying that word on his song, that must make it a cool word,” and then they start saying it and spreading it to their friends, and it continues to spread through their surrounding. So watching one’s favorite television show, going out with friends, watching a newly released movie, listening to a music CD, anything could have an impact on their social settings and the speech, and tone of voice. Which leads me to my final topic, can any of those things be a factor to one’s speech used.

            The surroundings of one person are not an impact to their speech and social settings. If someone is going to curse, they are going to curse no matter what. The curse words did not magically appear, nor where they spread, did they come across because the government probably thought those words could be harmful if used towards other people. The words are mentioned today as impolite and improper grammar, due to the words being offensive. So the surroundings of the people should not have an impact on their speech and social settings because if they are going to curse the words will be used no matter what.

In conclusion one’s social surroundings cannot should not have an impact on the person, the only way to use the word is to listen to the word and keep it. The article that was written by Marlon Manuel, “Kinda Cussin’”, Manuel is in Atlanta observing grade-school students. In this paper I talked about the article written by Manuel, how use of expletives has an impact on one’s speech and social settings, and how it does not have an impact on one’s speech and social settings.