<p>What do you all think about using an expletive in a sat essay - if its only used once for effect and done tastefully (or as a part of a quote)?</p>
<p>I don't really plan on doing it, but after reading a practice prompt about war I immediatly thought of a poster that said "fighting for peace is like f****** for virginity". Too vulgar for SAT?</p>
<p>maybe if you used asteriks instead of the actual word? b/c that's what newsweek and time do when an interviewee curses.</p>
<p>quotes:possibly, but I strongly advise against it. Find a way around it.
the rest:no.
You do not want to look coarse and uneducated.</p>
<p>yea i think thats too vulgar. I wonder what CB would do lol cuz that would be hilarious</p>
<p>"f****** for virginity"</p>
<p>Think about this: the majority of essay graders are female English teachers between the ages 30 and 50. Believe me, they're not going to want to see something like this.</p>
<p>then again, it would set you apart from the others... for better or worse i dont know... maybe you'd get a 6 and a 1 :D</p>
<p>Yeah, just don't... that avoids any problems that could arise.</p>
<p>You shouldn't use it, but I mean what can they do for expressing yourself?</p>
<p>If you can manage to swear "tastefully", then I'm sure you can write a 12-essay without having to use an expletive :)</p>
<p>Well you're certainly conveying a "simple" message in clear cut terms, which is what they want you to do, right? They don't want fancy shamancy words, just a basic essay.</p>
<p>Probably shouldn't use curse words, but you could one of the [place word here] things, I guess.</p>
<p>But, what if you were useing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and you were talking about N**** (black people) and the way Twain used it to present realism?</p>
<p>I've come to the conclusion that they don't even read the essay. If cursing will help you to fill up both pages completely, then by all means do it.</p>
<p>"Well you're certainly conveying a "simple" message in clear cut terms, which is what they want you to do, right? They don't want fancy shamancy words, just a basic essay."
everyone says this, but its really not true. Most people when they use good vocabulary, use it incorrectly. When it is used correctly (though not pompously), it can be refreshing. Although, much of great literature is written with nary a $10 word. It all comes down to writing ability.</p>
<p>How about a nicer version of the f-------? Like consummating. ;)</p>
<p>or fornication? After all, the F-word was Derived from:</p>
<p>Fornication
Under the
Consent of the
King</p>
<p>"N**** (black people)"</p>
<p>Hey, I know you didn't mean it sr6622, but that comment really offended me. You didn't mean to say it, you associated the n-word with black people. The N word refers only to what slave owners used to call black people. Black people never were N-words, and certainly are not now. I am black and I would prefer not to even be associated with that word. Now I said it before, I know you didn't mean it that way, but that's how it came out.</p>
<p>I understand where you are coming from RBase07. I don't think he meant it in a derogatory way, but simply to clarify for people that the offensive term he was using was indeed that terrible word. It was unethical of him to associate men and women of color to that term, but I think he was trying to put the term into context. Racist language was and still is a sad part of many people's daily lives. Just the other day a person made sport of my religion; I have hit kids for making jokes about the holocaust. I completely understand why you took offense to that post.</p>
<p>menosdetres! hahaha, i know you...</p>
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[quote]
or fornication? After all, the F-word was Derived from:</p>
<p>Fornication
Under the
Consent of the
King
[/quote]
</p>
<p>This is an urban legend that has been disproven by a variety</a> of sources. I tried to link to Snopes, but it wouldn't let me even type the word in the url link. Lame. </p>
<p>Oh, and don't use the f-word in an essay, for goodness' sake!</p>
<p>J</p>