References on the History and Origin of Profanity
Peter Grund
petergrund93 at YAHOO.COM
Mon Apr 23 19:35:05 UTC 2012
A good place to start might be Tony McEnery's "Swearing in English. Bad Language, Purity and Power from
1586 to the Present." (Routledge, 2005.)
Peter
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rofane words such as ass,=A0bitch, damn,=A0fuck, hell, shit, and piss=A0in =
Prime-Time television programs. I would like to include information on the =
history of profane words and their origins, but I am having a difficult tim=
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rigin of profanity, would you please let me know? I'd really appreciate it.
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