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Honestly, I think it speaks more to your maturity that you are so bothered that people are bothered by profanity.

In all seriousness though, profanity is unprofessional. I think a fair definition of profanity is 'vulgar extreme emotion.' If you have to use 'extreme emotion' to get your point across, then you aren't doing it right. You should be able to describe something or explain something with some sort of levelheadedness. On to the 'vulgar' part. We can fairly say that some people could care less about vulgarity and others are bothered by it. So why put it in in the first place? I'm not saying we all have to be ultra politically correct, but if I'm giving a speech on the free market, I'm not going to insert snide comments about liberal politicians and their economic beliefs. I could, it might even make sense in context, but there's no reason to.



"profanity is unprofessional"

That I can agree with. It is signals more of a casual tone than a professional tone.

Why should someone use a casual tone instead of a professional tone? Why not? It is nothing more than individual preference. Write in the style you feel most comfortable with.

("Honestly, I think it speaks more to your maturity that you are so bothered that people are bothered by profanity."

That he is bothered is not what makes me think he lacks maturity. That he is bothered to such a degree that he thinks those particular words actually devalue the article itself is what I think signals immaturity. The ability to separate ones emotional response to something from their intellectual appreciation of something is a hallmark of maturity.)




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