The Rev. Sandra Butler-Truesdale, of the District, has heard enough cussing to last her a lifetime, so she’s doing something about it.
“I came from a generation in which people respected themselves, their elders and their children. Cussing has almost become a language of the norm,” said Mrs. Butler-Truesdale, who last week began her quest for civility at 14th and U streets Northwest, one of the city’s most hardscrabble corners.
