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Authored by: albert on Friday, December 14 2012 @ 11:54 AM EST
I'm sure the expression "hell yes" would merit a TV-PG rating at
worst, maybe even a TV-G rating. You are overreacting.

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Language - "hell" is swearing?
Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, December 14 2012 @ 12:38 PM EST
I assume you're refering to this:

"no swearing, foul language or the use of *'s to suggest it."

I'm not sure "hell" has ever been considered foul language or swearing
when used in this manner. And I certainly didn't use *'s.

The term "swearing" originated as a description of phrases such as
"by god" and was condemned by the catholic church for "taking
gods name in vain" ie: promising to do something in the name of god that
you have no intention of ever actually doing. I doubt that they'd object to the
use of "hell" in a similar manner (ignoring that "bloody
hell" probably started as a verbal work-around for exactly this rule)

If I'm wrong in this, please do correct me, word origins interest me.

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