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Words That Must Not Be Spoken (in an ungrammatical way) in our class:
like
ya know
irregardless : This is NOT an English word.*
*Update: The Oxford English Dictionary has now accepted this as a word with the double negation (ir. . . less) as an intensifier of the negation, not a true double negation.
Do not hesitate to ask me about this if this is not clear.
As for the work or exclamation, “F**k!,” its status is in development. While generally thought to be a crude swear word and offensive in formal or polite conversation, that seems to be changing. It seems to be close to “Dang!” or “Darn” which are not consider offensive. While its status is changing and in consider flux, for our class I think it best to voice it as “Fork!” Let’s do this until such time we receive guidance from announcements from the MU president. (I must confess that I was rather shocked when hear “F**k!” come out of the mouth of am MU Jesuit colleague!)