At other times, some people may use profanity as humor.

It was the first time he'd used profanity, and he could see that some of them noticed.

And last week, his own team suspended him for two games after he used profanity in a live television interview.

If they use profanity, then I will not talk to them.

They and other cult members have begun using profanity for the first time, he said.

Besides, that show, he said, "is just me using profanities and trying to be a father."

Using profanity in public was also against the law.

And the board had clearly expressed its policy: students are forbidden to use profanity.

"He's not allowed to use profanity at home," she said.

He did not use profanity, just words of rage and disappointment.