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Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter by John McWhorter
$29.99 AUD
Category: Reference
The New York Times bestseller now in paperback. One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant ...Show more
Nine Nasty Words - English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever by John McWhorter
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Category: Humour
Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from ...Show more
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