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Originally Posted by Pavlov
I used "f-ing" and "c-word" voluntarily because I think its more polite. No one coerced me to do so.
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Way I see it, I'd say general social norms (accepted by most) have pushed you to willingly choose to censor yourself in that particular case, because you think that's preferable to the uncensored version for some reason.
It could be that we're using slightly different definitions and maybe you're the one who's right (unlike me, you're having this conversation in your first language).
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censure
Sometimes I learn nuances thanks to SSP. It has unarguably helped my English over the last decade, that's for sure.
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Yes (presuming that Xelebes is a forum moderator).
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We don't have to presume that.
I still find "Pavlov-Style Censorship" to be a strange and somewhat illogical thing. If I want to call your grandmother a — —, then that's what I'll do. I absolutely don't see any circumstances where I'd want to call her a "f-ing c-word". It's either "she's a — —" (~0% chance), or something different (probably along the lines of "Pavlov's grandmother is a super nice adorable old lady", but it could also be something like "she's being a total idiot" if that's what she is being...)
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