• Context, readership, and clarity all have a role to play in deciding whether to print obscenities. Image courtesy of John Sandham.

    Swearing, by the (style)book

    By John Sandham for The Signal Kathy English is a busy person. As public editor of the Toronto Star for almost 10 years, she deals with dozens of issues every week relating to errors, omissions, or content. Of course, she doesn’t remember small details of stories that have produced complaints. Nevertheless, she remembers the public outcry over…