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John Edwards 1B 3/6/11 A Lesson Well Learned Valuable lessons come and go, but some stick. Like how people, generally, frown upon the use of profanity at school, including on the bus. When I was in fifth grade I called a fourth grade girl a “whore.” I got sent to the principal’s office, he called home, and I was grounded for three weeks. This was a valuable lesson because it taught me that people are offended by a series of grunts and tongue movements, there is a time and place to use said grunts, and people should not say things they do not quite understand. A reason I should not have used that term is that people can have their feelings easily hurt and the world does not see it as just words, but as a phrase I have used to demonize them. I did not mean to offend anyone, in fact that was the last thing I wanted to do, but that’s how the little girl took it. I apologized to my peer, but she would not forgive me for these animalistic grunts. I did not take her feelings into consideration when I committed this haynes act and for that I served my time. There is a time and place for profanity, like with friends or at home playing video games. It is easy to lose track of one’s present surroundings and let the occasional “piss” slip out when you stub your toe. People can understand that you are not supposed to use such words in a church, at school, or around one’s grandmother. With this new understanding I was able to limit my own profanity use in my everyday vocabulary and helps boost one’s conversational skills. It is always best to know what the meanings behind the words you use are and what they mean to other people. If people went around saying things they do not quite understand, there would be a lot of misconceptions and arguments. People can also say things out of context and that creates just as many problems. People should try to have some understanding of what they are talking about.