Bad Words
Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. To be insulted as a 'snowflake' or an 'expert' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a ****.So what are today's 'bad… Celý popis ↓
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Once upon a time, the worst words you could utter were short, simple and tended to be four letters in length. To be insulted as a 'snowflake' or an 'expert' is arguably worse than being called a **** or a **** or even a ****.So what are today's 'bad words' and how are they different from yesterday's taboo expressions? Now things are more complicated.
He discusses the ways such words have changed over the years and explores how a single syllable or two may possess an almost magical power to offend, distress or infuriate.Bad Words investigates the most This entertaining guide to the shifting sands of bad language is indispensable in an increasingly divided world in which abuse becomes ever more widespread and vituperative.Philip Gooden shows how and why taboo words and contentious expressions, including those four-letter ones, were first used in English.
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- Autor
- Philip Gooden
- Počet strán
- 312
- Rok vydania
- 2019
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