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it depends on the character and the world. lots of people look down on it because, like the other anon said, people use it as an excuse to add fuck every other word.

first things first: does anyone else in the canon swear? this is important, because i've seen people said "X doesn't swear because family friendly" but other characters did swear in the same show, then that excuse is bullshit. that's just ooc of the character.

now, if NOBODY in the show swears, then yes, you may consider the idea. but you have to think it through. will it be ic? how many words? soft swearing or sailor mouth? how often?

for example, a regular teenager in everyday life would totally throw hell, shit and damn often, plus the occasional fuck. but if you have the super shy moe girl? yeah, no cursing there, it's out of place.

so yeah, think it through and be careful. it can be done well. i've done it for years and never had a problem.

I think the safe route to go is to look at their dialogue in canon and keep what you write in line with that. If you've got a world where people use different curse words ("frelling," whatever) use them; those have the force of profanity for the character so there's no reason to avoid them.

In general, though, the character's canon voice is based on the character's canon lines, and if there's no profanity in the canon, then regardless of whether it's because of canon limitations or a specific characterization choice, the character... doesn't use profanity. Occasional use in high-stress situations, or developing habits based on their friends' swearing, is fine, but going from zero to frequent casual profanity just as a result of a canon change hurts your ability to make the character sound like him or herself.

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Re: general question

+1