I disagree with tslarm. I mildly prefer not to have f-bombs in otherwise-calm articles that I might link people to, but it’s not a detraction from my understanding and enjoyment. “Forking”, “goram”, “effing”, “bloody”, and the like get the point across a little less forcefully, but a lot more acceptably.
I don’t like asterisks—they break the reading flow and don’t change the way people hear it in their heads. Just use the word if you think it’s the right word. At the root, there’s a lot of value in your writing, and I want you not to spend a lot of time on this particular decision.
I disagree with tslarm. I mildly prefer not to have f-bombs in otherwise-calm articles that I might link people to, but it’s not a detraction from my understanding and enjoyment. “Forking”, “goram”, “effing”, “bloody”, and the like get the point across a little less forcefully, but a lot more acceptably.
I don’t like asterisks—they break the reading flow and don’t change the way people hear it in their heads. Just use the word if you think it’s the right word. At the root, there’s a lot of value in your writing, and I want you not to spend a lot of time on this particular decision.
Thank you for keeping profanity out of your articles.