 What is the author's central point about the increased frequency of expletive use in western society?
"I think there are very few rational people in this world to whom the word '[expletive]' is particularly diabolical or revolting or totally forbidden." There are a couple of credible candidates: The four-letter word for "vagina" remains off-limits in polite conversation (although that has more to do with feminism than with profanity), and the slang expression for those who engage in oral sex with males is not yet acceptable by the standards of office-meeting etiquette. What is important is that profanity served a variety of purposes for a long time in Western culture.
 It has no correlation with crime but a positive correlation with acceptance of the taboo
 It represents mass disillusionment in ideals that were once central to a well-functioning society  It will inevitably result in an increase in crime and socially unacceptable behaviors  It has no correlation with crime but a positive correlation with acceptance of the taboo  It will bring about a new era of creativity and innovation in the years to come