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Title: Not Suitable for Print
Author: [info]capt_facepalm
Rating: PG-13 (questionable language)
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Dr Watson (adventurer and author), Arthur Conan Doyle (Watson's Publicist)
Summary: Blasphemy was less tolerated back when Watson wrote the The Adventure of the Mazarin Stone
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 13th 2014 prompt: Fun with language

.oOOo.

“‘Damn you, Holmes!’ cried the Count, with blazing eyes. ‘There are limits to my patience!’”

Doyle looked at Watson in expectation.

‘Yes, what’s wrong with it?’

‘What’s wrong with it!?! You can’t say that!’

‘Say what?’

‘The D-word!

‘What do you mean, I can’t say it? I say it quite often.’

‘Yes you do, and you will never pass as a pure-bred civilian with that foul language. The written word is different. I cannot publish this.’

‘Yes, you can. It is a direct quote from Count Sylvius, and his use of blasphemy further illustrates what an utter blackguard he was.’


.oOOo.

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Date: 2014-07-15 08:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Language is a fluid thing and is always evolving. It's amazing the way that what was once considered horrible, becomes casual use.

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