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<blockquote data-quote="carpedavid" data-source="post: 1960630" data-attributes="member: 6971"><p>Actually, to understand the place that "vulgar language" has in history, we have to look at the meaning of the word vulgar - which literally means "common." Much vulgar language is simply the common man's terminology, and takes on negative connotations only through comparison to the language of upper crust.</p><p></p><p>More to the point - language doesn't have fixed meaning or significance. Words only have the significance that we apply to them, and that meaning constantly changes and varies by geography and temporality. We're lucky that we manage to hold on to meaning long enough to communicate. For example, ask me what a boot is, and I'll point to the thing on my foot. Ask an Englishman, and he'll point to the back of his car.</p><p></p><p>But, to tie this into the thread: If Cedric is a member of the common class, then it makes far more sense for him to speak in a "vulgar" manner than for him to not. In my opinion, it would be more chaotic for him to adopt an affected speech pattern than to stick with what he knows.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carpedavid, post: 1960630, member: 6971"] Actually, to understand the place that "vulgar language" has in history, we have to look at the meaning of the word vulgar - which literally means "common." Much vulgar language is simply the common man's terminology, and takes on negative connotations only through comparison to the language of upper crust. More to the point - language doesn't have fixed meaning or significance. Words only have the significance that we apply to them, and that meaning constantly changes and varies by geography and temporality. We're lucky that we manage to hold on to meaning long enough to communicate. For example, ask me what a boot is, and I'll point to the thing on my foot. Ask an Englishman, and he'll point to the back of his car. But, to tie this into the thread: If Cedric is a member of the common class, then it makes far more sense for him to speak in a "vulgar" manner than for him to not. In my opinion, it would be more chaotic for him to adopt an affected speech pattern than to stick with what he knows. [/QUOTE]
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