<p>Would it be acceptable to use curse-words tastefully?</p>
<p>My question would be “Why can’t this person find a precise, socially acceptable word?”</p>
<p>Is there absolutely no word acceptable in a professional setting that you can find? Because, generally speaking imo, the use of curse words reveals a poverty of imagination and expressiveness, not a depth of it.</p>
<p>I probably wouldn’t recommend it, unless you’re putting in dialogue that SOMEBODY ELSE spoke. … It really doesn’t add “voice” to an essay… but if you really think that it is “tastefully” done, then I suppose one word (depending on what it is) would be… alright.</p>
<p>no reason to do so, and it can only hurt you. Find a euphemism</p>
<p>No. /*****************/</p>
<p>There are plenty of words to replace swearwords.</p>
<p>example: “gosh darn,” “shoot,” or “oh fiddlesticks!” (not that you would ever use these words in a college essay)</p>
<p>You want to attend one of the schools talked about on this forum and you want to swear in an essay? I wouldn’t recommend that.</p>
<p>well, I’m not saying you should do this, but I read an essay that got someone into Harvard and he said S h i t (well he said S h * t)</p>
<p>How exactly would you use a swear word tastefully? Example?</p>
<p>There are many articles about swearing for writers of prose, but it takes a mastery of language in context to use profanity to good effect. Margaret Atwood is one of those few who can do it. Do a google search for such articles.</p>
<p>I have a similar question: What if you want to use a swear word as part of dialogue that really happened?</p>
<p>I’m considering using an anecdote that kind of shocks the reader, because they wouldn’t expect this certain person to call this other certain person a swear word.</p>
<p>Does that make sense?</p>
<p>You probably should never use f uck in your essay, but my essay has “ass” in it and everyone who has read it so far loves it. That includes a Harvard and Brown grad. And I have also read that Harvard essay with s hit in it, and it really worked. So if it’s done correctly, why not. Especially if it adds humor.</p>