I may be sassy, but I don't cuss.

Why do people who otherwise have perfectly wonderful vocabularies feel a need to cuss? That word "cuss" may be a bit outdated, but you probably know what I mean. Call them curse words, vulgarities, profanities, obscenities, or even four-letter words (since many of them are), I don't like them, don't use them, and don't see a need for them.

The people I've noticed recently using what I consider foul language are using those words on forums such as Twitter. They're mostly "mild" profanities, but they leave me with a bad impression of the person who chose them. Thing is, most of those people are bloggers and write very good blog posts, so I know they have a probably better-than-average command of the English language.

It bothers me even more that many of the people I'm referring to are women. Profanity is bad enough from a man, but there's something even worse about it coming from a woman.

Call me old fashioned, call me sassy, but if you want me to read your blog, leave out the %&@*.