Achenbach's essay vs. Reilly's essay

These two essays have to deal with swearing in public. Achenbach's, titled "The F-bomb", is mainly arguing that "we must...protect this word, and ensure that, years from now, it remains obscene." Reilly's claim is that people just swear too much and it needs to be stopped, including himself. They are each arguing their claims from opposite perspectives; Achenbach supports it, at least one very strong word, and Reilly is arguing against it stating it has become to common. However, they do share some views. Reilly's support for his argument mainly comes from college sports examples and how the students behave. He believes they should be more civilized instead of chanting using the f-word. Achenbach has a similar view as to the swearing of kids. He believes that swearing should be just for adults, not kids. Otherwise, the articles differ in perspective. Achenbach is all for preserving the f-word for times when a strong swear word is needed. Reilly is trying to get people to stop using swear words, but they can substitute words that sound similar. I buy Reilly's perspective more. I believe there is too much swearing going on in the world around me, but I'm fine with substituting other words. As long as it is publicly acceptable, it's ok.