This is a Gentlemen's Game

We just overheard a conversation with a Tournament Floorman and Nachman Berlin's table. Apparantly, the floorman overheard the "F" word from the table and informed the table that such language was subject to a penalty. Berlin pressed him asked why he couldn't say it if the vulgarity wasn't directed at anyone in particular. The floorman stood steadfast and said it was still a punishable offense.

The long and short of it is that they don't want to the word at all, in any capacity.