英语中的“F WORD”常常在深夜的成人电视、广播节目中出现，是个不雅之词。中小学的电脑上大多装有过滤软件，遇到带有“F－－－”忌词的网页，过滤软件就会拒绝显示这个网页内容。2006年，联邦通信委员会（FCC）规定，F WORD 等不雅语言不能在上午六点到晚上十点之间的电视节目里出现，以免儿童受到“精神污染”。当然从广义上说，任何以字母Ｆ打头的单词都可以叫 F WORD。但是，如果有人说“四个字母的 F WORD”，十有八九是指那个“臭名昭著”的英文单词。
＂By mandate of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, all faculty must take 3 furlough days during the Fall 2009 Semester and 6 before the close of the academic year, which ends in early May 2010. On any furlough day, we are forbidden from working on courses and other business compensated through our academic salary. To comply, I plan to take between 3 and 6 days during the Fall 2009 Semester. I will not take off any days that any of my courses meet (e.g.,Tuesday and Thursday). I will attempt to inform my students of the days that I plan to take as furlough. The likely impact on students in my courses is that they will probably need to wait longer for feedback on assignments, responses to emails, etc. Regardless, I will continue to strive to provide feedback on assignments within 1 to 2 weeks and reply to emails within 1 to 2 business days, where furlough days are not included as business days. Thank you in advance for your understanding in this matter.＂
