How Swearing Works

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Geoffrey Hughes - An Encyclopedia of Swearing: The Social History of Oaths, Profanity, Foul Language, And Ethnic Slurs in the English-speaking World

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Barbara Holland - Endangered Pleasures: In Defense of Naps, Bacon, Martinis, Profanity, and Other Indulgences

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Geoffrey Hughes - Swearing: A Social History of Foul Language, Oaths and Profanity in English

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