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Should I use swear-word or swear-words?



 
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Should I use swear-word or swear-words? #1 (permalink) Thu Mar 05, 2009 17:45 pm   Should I use swear-word or swear-words?
 

Hello my dear and respected teachers,

Suppose there is a bull standing on the road.A child is waiting for the bull to go.He's afraid of the bull so can I tell the child like...

1 : "hello, don't be afraid of the bull,just go aside"?

2 : "Walk aside a car is coming" correct?

3 : "Don't use swear-word OR swear-words?
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Should I use swear-word or swear-words? #2 (permalink) Thu Mar 05, 2009 18:55 pm   Should I use swear-word or swear-words?
 

1 : "Hello, don't be afraid of the bull,(space after a comma) just step aside. (period at the end of a sentence)"

2 : "Move aside a car is coming. (period at the end of a sentence)"

3 : "Don't use swear-word OR swear-words?

It depends on what you want to say. If you want this person not to use one particular word then you should say: "Don't use the swear-word." If you want a person not to use foul language at all then you should say: "Don't use swear-words."
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Should I use swear-word or swear-words? #3 (permalink) Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:37 am   Should I use swear-word or swear-words?
 

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Should I use swear-word or swear-words? #4 (permalink) Fri Mar 06, 2009 6:42 am   Should I use swear-word or swear-words?
 

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Your punctuation is not good.

1 : Hello. Don't be afraid of the bull; just step aside. OR Don't be afraid of the bull-- just step aside.

2 : Step aside. A car is coming. OR Step aside-- a car is coming.

3 : Don't use a/that swear word OR swear words.
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Should I use swear-word or swear-words? #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 08, 2009 14:46 pm   Should I use swear-word or swear-words?
 

LOL.

3 : Don't use a/that/those swear word OR swear words.
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