Timsup2nothin
Deity
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2013
- Messages
- 46,737
When I'm speaking in person, I can be colorful.
But as a matter of personal preference and experience, it's uncouth and ineffective; "crap" or "baloney" have the same impact in written form than any other words.
Isn't effectiveness really dependent upon intent though?
For example, in terms of a typical interrogative effort to get information "WTH, arsehole?" is certainly not very effective. But if the intent is to inform someone that the conversation, on its current track, is about to end and not well I think it is very effective. More effective than a whole lot of less uncouth possibilities, in fact.