Spock had a very dry sense of humor and enjoyed trading barbs with McCoy. McCoy also genuinely respected Spock despite his comments. The same is not true for the Data-Pulaski relationship. Also doesn't mean that McCoy's behavior was actually acceptable.
VindictiveJudge
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There's a comment in TNG's first season about French being a dead language. I'm guessing that was meant to hand wave Picard's accent.