The sound of swearing

Language Log 2022-12-07

Summary:

Trigger warning:  I'm VHM and I do not approve of this message in its entirety. Article by Elizabeth Preston in NYT (12/6/22): "Curse Words Around the World Have Something in Common (We Swear)" These four sounds are missing from some of the seven words you can never say on television, and the pattern prevails in […]

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Authors:

Victor Mair

Date tagged:

12/07/2022, 10:14

Date published:

12/07/2022, 09:25