People occasionally complain to me that so many today seem to lean on profanity rather than utilizing the other lexical resources at their disposal. “Why do they have to keep using that word over and ...

Top Ten Times in History When The 'F' Word Was Appropriate<P>10. "What the *&%# was that?" - Mayor of Hiroshima, August 1945<P>9. "Where did all these *&%#ing Indians come from?" - Custer, 1877<P>8.

U.S. Army Gen. George Patton, left, employed the F-word with great enthusiasm. (Library of Congress via AP) You’re dashing around, running a bit late perhaps, and your pinky toe just happens to ...