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&lt;font color=red&gt;DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here.  Post them in our &lt;a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/font&gt;</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>XMOD (Build: 3616.28671)</generator><item><title>Re: Colloquialisms</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Colloquialisms/kqnl/post.htm#53998</link><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2009 08:09:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53998</guid><dc:creator>Clive</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Colloquialisms/kqnl/post.htm#53998</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-53998.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Hi Guest, Well, I'd call such words colloqialisms. I certainly don't advise you to use them in your formal speaking or writing. They are also called 'swear words'.  I'm not sure which 'b' word you mean. It's not 'Bush'?  Best wishes, Clive</description></item><item><title>Colloquialisms</title><link>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Colloquialisms/kqnl/post.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 08:09:30 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:53986</guid><dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.englishforums.com/English/Colloquialisms/kqnl/post.htm</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-53986.xml</wfw:commentRss><description>Aren't vulgar words like the b and f word colloquialisms and if so why/</description></item></channel></rss>