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I give you a decent counterargument with some bonus alliteration and all you can muster is a strawman?
You've reversed cause and effect here. I didn't say that all people who curse are smart. I said smart people curse.
You've argued from a cliché and from a strawman misrepresentation of my original point. I hope someday you look back and cringe at your small-minded pretentiousness in this thread.
For the 1st point, all I read is that smart people curse, & I'm on a high-horse for pointing out cursing isn't that creative.
You don't seem to refute that cursing isn't super creative, so I fail to see the counter argument here.
And if you going to say that I'm condescending for what was stated, then guilty as charge, I guess.
For the sencond point, read again what you wrote me. I see "smart people are more likely to use curse words."
That doesn't state when nor to what degree do they curse.
Also my point is that there's better words to use then swear words, I fail to see how it's suppose to matter that smart people use swear words.
Again I ask, does it make the swear word more intellient because someone smart says it as oppose to a witty remark?
The best speakers tend to not use them if we're going to bring who says what in this.
3rd point, clichés exist for a reason. I hope that after you let out the steam (probably by cursing), you can see how - even in your rage - you thought of insults instead of cursing. Would hate to think it would show you as lacking brain power than the smart people cursing away somewhere.