The Honest Power of a Well-Placed Cuss Word

My jar runneth over.  I love a good cuss word. But mainly it is because I love words. I might even call myself an amateur logophile. 

It turns out that people who genuinely love words often love the full spectrum of them, from the elegant to the earthy. Cuss words, when used intentionally rather than habitually, have an undeniable vitality. They carry rhythm, punch, and emotional honesty. They can puncture pretense, express frustration with precision, or even create a kind of poetic emphasis that plain language can’t quite achieve.

Loving words means appreciating their power, not just the polished or polite ones, but the raw, expressive ones that reveal human truth.

No joke - I am drawn to language as a living force, not a fixed rulebook. I really appreciate the talent of great writers, speakers, and thinkers.  For me, they are compelling: they know when and why to use a word, not just whether it’s acceptable.

So perhaps if you share my fondness for a good cuss word, it is not an act of rebellion.  It is reverence.  Like me, you understand that words hold charge. And those with charge, whether sacred or profane, remind us that language isn’t neutral — it’s alive.

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