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Dear Alma, I am a POTTY MOUTH in the sense that I often find myself using unexpected language to promoted change in cultural situations. The book review that Don pointed to gives an example from an international conference where the locals were using jokes as a way of breaking the ice. The local culture tolerates the use of off-colour jokes to promote openness (this often happens in male-dominated workplaces). Until one of the overly-polite visitors told a slightly off-colour joke, the conference was icy. So yes, I too am disciplined but not always according to the expectations of everyone else in a social situation. My discipline is one of bringing about the openness needed for genuine exchange. As an Australian, I claim a convict freedom to use every word in English I know that might fit. And, yes, I have been fined for doing this. By British police! Cheers keith On 24/3/17, 12:47 pm, "PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design on behalf of Alma Hoffmann" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote: >I would say that even in my own language there are words I feel canšt be >censored because simply put, they fit. But then again, we have issues >there. To be clear, I am not a potty mouth and I have never been or state >or say things without discipline. ----------------------------------------------------------------- PhD-Design mailing list <[log in to unmask]> Discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design Subscribe or Unsubscribe at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/phd-design -----------------------------------------------------------------