Terrill wrote:
> I don't consider most of the profanity on DEADWOOD
an attempt to make
> the characters sound tough (or even real). It
appears to be
> punctuation of some sort.
Of some sort?
But, then, like, punctuation, it, can be, over-used, and,
lose, its, effectiveness.
Or maybe, as some suggest, I've been "co-opted by society"
and "have no interest in literature" because I'm just not as
easily impressed by a few swear words as some of the other
kids in the schoolyard are.
"Gosh, Ellroy used 'nigger' 4657 times. What a daring
writer!!!! And sooooo hard-boiled!"
Kevin
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