Thanks for posting this. I read the thread and noticed that at that time I read it, there were nine responses, and five of them were critical of the OP's use of the word "sucks". I used to contribute frequently to this board, but much less now, as there is way too much personal attacking going on. You may not think the criticism of someone's language is an attack, but I'm pretty sure the person who is the target of the criticism feels attacked. These boards give people the opportunity to say things they would probably never say in a face-to-face conversation. One poster's comment "I really don't like that expression" was reasonable and not an attack, but some of the postings that followed were over the top.
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