Overheard

We were hanging at the beach several weeks ago soaking up some sun.  While I was soaking up the rays and reading a good book, I was doing some people watching and eavesdropping on other people's conversations.

There was a group behind our blanket, probably in their twenties, who were enjoying their day at the beach.  If they weren't in the water, they were sitting on their blanket, sunning and talking.  I noticed that most of their conversation was peppered with quite a bit of profanity.  The conversation didn't need that many swear words.  Every sentence they spoke contained at least one swear word.  Remember, we are at the beach on a weekend, tons of families are there with their little kids.  Little kids that really don't need to hear any of these words.

And, yea, I swear.  I try to keep it to a minimum, tho.  There are a lot more interesting words out there to add color and flavor to your vocabulary.

It's scary to think that this might be how the next generation communicates.  They are so used to being able to say things through texts.  It's easy to compose a text and send it.  You have time to choose the right words to express yourself.  When faced with another person, though, you now have to speak.  You don't have that extra time to think about what you are saying.  If you aren't used to this kind of daily communication, then you might resort to using the same words over and over or even throw in some swear words and hope for the best.

I guess I'm just glad my children have a bigger vocabulary and don't have to rely on profanity to communicate with other people.

Have you noticed more people using profanity?