DEAR ABBY: How do you feel about young adults using the F-word in public? My sweetie, a mom of two, insists the word is becoming accepted. I am of the "old school," and I maintain that the word is tasteless and shouldn't be used in public. What do you think? -- KEEPING IT CLEAN IN MASSACHUSETTS
DEAR KEEPING IT CLEAN: I think that, regardless of age, the F-word should not be used in public -- and if it's used in private, it should be reserved only for "special occasions."