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Posted: 23. märts 2011. a. 14:16 GMT	Post #219823—in reply to #219789 +0-0
Dodo Kaipdodo TC Master Expert Mother tongue: leedu Posts: 3184 29 Joined: 8. august 2007. a. Location: Lithuania	RE: Are swear-words still really swear-words? For some reason, "Hypocrisy" is NOT a swear-word...
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Posted: 4. september 2011. a. 14:12 GMT	Post #231901—in reply to #184352 +0-0
Jacek K. TC Master Mother tongue: poola Joined: 15. veebruar 2010. a. Location: Poland	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 View the slide show This slide show is excerpted from the new book, "Slinging Mud: Rude Nicknames, Scurrilous Slogans, and Insulting Slang from Two Centuries of American Politics," available on September 6 from Penguin. 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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Posted: 15. september 2011. a. 11:09 GMT	Post #232879—in reply to #184352 +0-0
Jacek K. TC Master Mother tongue: poola Joined: 15. veebruar 2010. a. Location: Poland	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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Posted: 3. detsember 2011. a. 21:12 GMT	Post #237724—in reply to #232879 +0-0
Jacek K. TC Master Mother tongue: poola Joined: 15. veebruar 2010. a. Location: Poland	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. Read the rest of this entry » [Edited by Jacek K. on 3. detsember 2011. a. 21:14]
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