THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1997, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, January 11, 1997            TAG: 9701110016
SECTION: FRONT                   PAGE: A10  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                            LENGTH:   18 lines

WE ARE WHAT WE SPEAK

After reading the story about teen-age acceptance of foul language (Daily Break, Jan. 6), it occurred to me that although foul language may be ``cool'' and acceptable, it shows a lack of class and is still considered to be the result of poor upbringing.

That public schoolteachers turn a deaf ear does not surprise me. When you use inappropriate and foul language, you bring dishonor on yourself and your parents.

WILLIAM W. JEFFREYS

Suffolk, Jan. 6, 1997