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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a black lady, I have friends who use it around other black people. I don't. I have used it in a literary sense before in a paper in college. As far as the teens using it.... I'm sure their parents haven't condoned it, anymore than I would condone my kid using "shit" when I'm not around. Part of it is the fact that they are in a group with their friends and no adults around. [b]I know that I cuss like a sailor when I'm with friends in my living room or at the bar, whereas people at work think the raciest thing out of my mouth is "darn" [[/b]/quote] This is an example of code switching. Code switching is not being two faced. It's about language nuances. Same as when my friend is in the states, she has a british accent, but it isn't too strong. When her British friends come to visit, I can barely understand a word they are saying because they are using British terms, that don't translate to my American ears. [/quote]
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