Nine nasty w*rds : English in the gutter : then, now, and forever / John McWhorter.
"A linguist 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)"--
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Avery, an imprint of Penguin Random House,
[2021]
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| Physical Description: | 276 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
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Nine nasty words
9 nasty words |
| Format: | Book |
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