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Wednesday, March 23, 2011 14:16 GMT | Post #219823—in reply to #219789 +0-0 |
Dodo Kaipdodo
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RE: Are swear-words still really swear-words?
For some reason, "Hypocrisy" is NOT a swear-word...
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Sunday, September 04, 2011 14:12 GMT | Post #231901—in reply to #184352 +0-0 |
Jacek K.
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RE: Are swear-words still really swear-words?
Broadening the scope of this inquiry to include slurs:
A history of American political slurs
From "snollygoster" to "latte liberal," partisan insults have evolved with the times. Here are some of the best
Pundits in recent years have taken to bemoaning the loss of civility in public discourse, apparently under the impression that the political campaigns of earlier eras were conducted with utmost courtesy and decorum. Actually, mudslinging is a venerable American tradition, on a par with baseball and apple pie. Politicians have been going negative since the days of the Founding Fathers. (http://www.salon.com/life/slide_shows/index.html?story=/mwt/feature/2011/09/03/slinging_mud)
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Thursday, September 15, 2011 11:09 GMT | Post #232879—in reply to #184352 +0-0 |
Jacek K.
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RE: Are swear-words still really swear-words?
Are swear-words still really swear-words?
Not everywhere.
A German company has won its court battle to register the F-word as a trademark. The brand name of its "Ficken" schnapps will now enjoy legal protection. The term may be in poor taste, but it may soon be used to market spirits and other drinks. http://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/0,1518,786190,00.html
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Saturday, December 03, 2011 21:12 GMT | Post #237724—in reply to #232879 +0-0 |
Jacek K.
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RE: Are swear-words still really swear-words?
Effluency, a portmanteau of effluent and fluency, is a nice touch (NOAD2 on effluent: ‘liquid waste or sewage discharched into a river or the sea’ ) — a genuinely dirty word. Oh, @*#☆! indeed.
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[Edited by Jacek K. on Saturday, December 03, 2011 21:14]
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