the new taboo

Dennis R. Preston preston at PILOT.MSU.EDU
Tue May 20 19:32:17 UTC 2003


>Ethnic slurs are now much more taboo than bathroom and sexual obscenity.

dInIs



>A teacher at the local middle school and I were chatting and he asked
>me if I knew what might be the new taboo terms in light of  the fact
>that the fuck and shit and ass hole have gained such common currency.
>
>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Regards,
>David
>
>barnhart at highlands.com

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Dennis R. Preston
Professor of Linguistics
Department of Linguistics & Germanic, Slavic,
      Asian & African Languages
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1027
e-mail: preston at msu.edu
phone: (517) 353-9290



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