Quote by Charles Benoit

When did swearing become so easy? You still would never swear in front of your parents or most adults, but when you're with your friends it's like every fifth word. Why couldn't learning Spanish be that easy?

When did swearing become so easy? You still would never swea

Summary

This quote reflects on the effortless use of profanity in casual conversations among friends, contrasting it with the difficulty of acquiring a new language like Spanish. It highlights the irony of how the skill of cursing seems to come naturally to people, even at the expense of propriety in certain social contexts, while acquiring a foreign language requires considerable effort and persistence. The juxtaposition serves to emphasize the relative ease with which people embrace profanity while struggling with the acquisition of new linguistic abilities.

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