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What does it mean?
The speaker insults the listener's speech by associating it with immorality.
In plain terms
Your words are dirty.
What can you take from it?
Language can be policed for morality.

Where it applies

  • argument
  • censorship

Putting it to work

  • script dialogue
  • conflict

Questions to consider

  • Can words be immoral?

Another view

It conflates speech with character.

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