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These terms only describe the quality of effort, without clarifying permanency of the result. Crude language is rarely going to offer sufficient nuance when it is by definition sloppy and imprecise.HonoredMule– HonoredMule2017-04-01 23:24:42 +00:00Commented Apr 1, 2017 at 23:24
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Yep, and that's why I said that in the answer itself. However I disagree that the vulgarity itself being sloppy and imprecise somehow makes it unsuitable for conveying sloppiness and imprecision.barbecue– barbecue2017-04-04 15:21:34 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 15:21
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It can certainly can, but such uses convey information about the vulgarity's source, not its subject/object. A "f*cking canoe" only offers clarification of "canoe" if I literally mean "canoe designed or designated for copulating."HonoredMule– HonoredMule2017-04-04 19:27:51 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 19:27
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What you describe is essentially the reason I used "rarely" rather than "never."HonoredMule– HonoredMule2017-04-04 19:40:55 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 19:40
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However "that f-ing canoe" can mean "the canoe which is the current target of my ire."barbecue– barbecue2017-04-04 20:30:13 +00:00Commented Apr 4, 2017 at 20:30
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