<p>Not for the sake of cursing, but to provide authentic dialogue.</p>
<p>It’s suggested against.</p>
<p>Yea i agree with Darthpwner</p>
<p>In most cases yes. Im sure you can provide authentic sounding dialogue, just toned down a bit</p>
<p>I think that anything goes as long as it enhances your essays. Colleges want risk takers and innovators, not people that stay in the box for fear of getting rejected. I say go for it, but be careful with how you do it.</p>
<p>Personally I would not, you can convey they same things without using what would be considered inappropriate word choices.</p>
<p>You risk offending the reader</p>