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When Fizzling Was Taboo

Language Log 2013-06-05

Summary:

Anne Curzan explains how the word "fizzle" became 19th-century slang and lost its forbidden meaning.

Link:

http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2013/06/05/when-fizzling-was-taboo/

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Gudgeon and gist ยป Lingua Franca

Tags:

words varia

Authors:

Anne Curzan

Date tagged:

06/05/2013, 02:10

Date published:

06/05/2013, 00:01