"I recently worked with someone who I had a hard time getting along with. He constantly cursed on the job, and although it isn't that uncommon in my field, I don't particularly appreciate it. At first, I tried to make light of it by just making small jokes about it, but it was obvious that he didn't seem phased. Finally, I asked to talk to him privately and let him know that it upsets me when he curses so much. He was very receptive to me talking to him about it, and wanted to know if he needed to stop cursing all together or whether it was something in particular that was bothering me. We talked about it for a little while and he agreed to try and tone it down. He still cursed after that, but he definitely didn't do it as much as before. I appreciated that he was willing to make a change, and he told me that he appreciated that I spoke with him privately about it. After that, we worked just fine together and he even ended up being my supervisor for a while."