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Does Tim Walz use the word ‘damn’ too much?

We know younger adults are more tolerant of profanity, but will Walz’s swearing help his ticket win?

Read this linguist’s view and then tell us:
https://theconversation.com/does-democratic-vp-candidate-walz-swear-too-damn-much-236854

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  • Hell no (61%, 150 votes)
  • Damn right (34%, 83 votes)
  • Other (reply with details) (4%, 11 votes)
244 voters. Poll end: 2 days ago

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in reply to Judgment Dave

@davesdogmaggie Hell yes. People decide on candidates because of a lot of random reasons (although I doubt this one - we were mainly trying to have fun). https://theconversation.com/policy-shmolicy-election-day-weather-and-football-victories-could-decide-the-election-235819
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You got me. Well played.

Seriously, my "parody / joke / whatever" meter broke a few months ago.

ex - THIS was a real story and I still can't accept that.

https://www.thewrap.com/rfk-jr-daughter-kick-kennedy-whale-head/

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I mind my own damn business (and I have the T-shirt to prove it!)
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Well, I‘m not an American and I‘m not an English native, but I‘ve heard Tim Walz‘s acceptance speech and his use of the word „damn“ didn‘t bother me at all. After all, I thought it was a good speech.
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, you can't be serious. D.T. is calling people awful and hateful names, backed by hateful policies. Gov. Walz is using an adjective to underscore the importance of rights. It is not used in a hateful or gratuitous manner. It is also balanced by his positive presence and nurturing policies.
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I know this is in fun, but right now the answer is don't change anything that's working. Don't stop Walz from doing his hype man bit. Don't stop calling them weirdos. It's all working. Now, there might need to be a course correction at some point, but not until we hit a spot where the current course starts to dead end.

Smart people sometimes outsmart themselves when things are working. But when things are working, maybe just let them work.

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Hell no, not as long as I keep seeing all the "Fuck Biden" signs all over.
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While I believe public speaking should use publicly acceptable words and while my autistic thoughts dislike jargon, my opinion is: Mr. Walz speaks less offensively. I don't mind damnable wording when the speaker intends to express the meaning which is being spoken.
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Jesus H Christ! No, he fucking swears exactly the right godammed amount!
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I don't think he uses the word too much, but I also don't think it will help them win. This poll could have been worded better, as there are two questions with likely overlapping opposite binary choices.
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Content warning: USpol, Carlin word

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From the country where you can't say shit, toilet or damn but you can wear a tshirt saying "Guns - Jesus - Trump" and shoot kids in a school.

Walz is a good man who talks common sense.

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I feel like "damm" is barely a swear word, but also I have no problem with politicians swearing. Especially when they're doing it for emphasis rather than swearing at someone.
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Wait a minute, this article is serious? “Damn” isn’t a swear word. Donald says “shit” frequently at his cult rallies.