[General] a bit vulgar at times

[Silverobama]

Hi.

I have a friend whose English is good but he does use vulgar phrases and words from time to time. I wonder if the following sentence is natural if I want to describe him like this.

"His language is a bit vulgar at times".

 

[jutfrank]

Yes, that's fine.

 

[Tdol]

Many would say that vulgarity is part of good language usage. The trick is to swear appropriately and for good effect. And not too often.

 

[Skrej]

"His language is a bit vulgar at times".

Your original is okay, but you could also say "His language is a bit coarse at times". It's not necessarily any better, just an alternative.

 

[Skrej]

Many would say that vulgarity is part of good language usage. The trick is to swear appropriately and for good effect. And not too often.

I forget how I once heard it expressed, but it was something to the effect of "limited cursing vocabulary equals a limited imagination", which I rather agreed with. I'm not averse to profanity and even use it myself, but listening to somebody drop the f-bomb every other word just becomes annoying. I'm tuning you out at that point, so if you actually want me to listen, use something new and original.

 

[emsr2d2]

I'm not [STRIKE]adverse[/STRIKE] averse to profanity

;-)