Growing up near major water masses of Lake Erie and Lake Michigan with many neighbors that work in the maritime such as Captains or crew on freighters plus the Coast Guard nearby, the term, “talking like a sailor” refers to the colorful language that is found on the watercraft of swearing.
Truthfully, to give up one “four letter word” that constitutes swearing, I would have to make a conscious effort to give them all up. Admittedly, sometimes I feel better when I say it making more difficult to do so than ask forgiveness for my language.
At work and other situations, instead of cussing or swearing in my head or whispering, I sometimes let my emotions show quietly with tears hidden from those around me instead of vocalizing my feelings. Fortunately, I can blame it on my allergies at the time.
Today, at work, I will make a conscious effort to keep my language clean in my thoughts and feelings. It won’t be easy. Of course, anything worthwhile never is.
Yours Truly,
Leslie Elizabeth David.
The Magnificent Modern Mature Woman 