Dear Future Gamer,

Michael Foster and yourself seem to think that it should just be a matter for those who object to swearing to protect themselves from it. What Michael Foster said in his letter was effectively "children already know the words so it's fine to use them". So just because they already have heard the foul words, does that really mean it's okay to use them? No it doesn't! Using language like that is wrong, offensive and unintelligent. Just because people have heard the words doesn't make them right or acceptable. Mind you, it shows what sort of editor you are! You don't mind contributing to the decline of society, because of course, you didn't start it, it was someone else!

That "F" word is really unnecessary in any context. You really do make me feel ill, Future Publishing is happy to have someone like you in charge of a weekly publication! Perhaps you should go on work experience to The Times or somewhere to learn that the power of the English language is awesome, and via acceptable words you can illustrate meaning much better than with these moronic, puerile words.

Foster makes the point himself: "I mean, does he really think his innocent 12-year-olds can't decipher f**k or b*****ks etc? Have you listened to kids these days?" This is exactly why you should avoid using such language. You should want the future generations to grow up able to hold an intelligent conversation, but no, other people are irresponsible and use foul language so of course you can!

And before you tell me that I'm out of touch and too old to comment, I'm 16 and go to an ordinary comprehensive school. Yes, I used to swear... a great deal! Then I opened a dictionary and realised that it was completely unnecessary. You, sir, are a flagitious, nefarious, insipid, pathetic excuse for an editor. And you said anyone who finds it offensive should unsubscribe from this email list, well after you saying that and accepting the letter in the manner you did, that is exactly what I shall do. I will also be complaining to the people in charge of you. You know, I never spotted the "F" word once in PC Format under James Binns, perhaps you should take a leaf out of his book you unintelligent, irrelevant little man.

Patrick Allan Gannon

FG: Ouch. That smarts. Patrick, you seem like an intelligent lad, you're not going to change the world by closing your ears to some fine Anglo Saxon expletives, and my allowing the occasional use of them is hardly contributing to the 'decline of society'. Wake up. I'd love to do a week's work experience on The Times, I'm sure I'd learn a lot. And I bet they swear like troopers. As for being a flagitious (atrociously wicked), nefarious (evil, wicked, sinful), insipid (lacking spirit or interest) and pathetic (actually meaning 'evoking or expressing pity' but more commonly used to denote 'distressingly inadequate'), excuse for an editor, I hate to offend the sensibilities of one so seraphic as you, but you, Sir, smell of wee.