<p>I want to quote my wrestling coach, but i feel that i cannot produce the amount of anger in his quote without using the f-word. Should i put it in or not?</p>
<p>say “F***ing” if you don’t want to risk it</p>
<p>instead of f**king use ‘effing’. Same meaning but isn’t vulgar.</p>
<p>Say it. :)</p>
<p>“effing” is very childish sounding and carries no anger, either say it or use asterisks for the “uck”.</p>
<p>Given that it’s quoting someone to give the full impact, I think it’s ok, though there might be a few readers that would hold it against you. Assuming it was a serious, not a comical, situation, I’d say use the full English word.</p>
<p>Anyone else who’s in my situation and would like to comment???</p>
<p>I agree with notakid.</p>
<p>Saying effing is stupid and informal and f***ing makes you look dumdum. If it is a quote, it is fine. But if you want to censor it at all, don’t use at all.</p>
<p>Hm, I wouldn’t write the f word. It seems too risky. It might come off as an overly brazen attempt at catching a reader’s attention.</p>
<p>Be careful. Not because it may shock some of the more conservative readers, but because it might seem like histrionic attention-grabbing as an excuse for quality.</p>