Nine nasty words : English in the gutter : then, now, and forever / by John McWhorter.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593188799 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780593188798 : HRD
- ISBN: 9780593188798
- ISBN: 0593188799
- Physical Description: pages cm
- Publisher: [New York] : Avery, [2021]
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Damn and hell: English's first bad words -- What is it about fuck? -- Profanity and shit -- A kick-ass little word -- Those certain parts -- Why do we call it "the n-word"? -- The other f-word -- Being in total control, honey! -- A motherfucking addendum. |
Summary, etc.: | "One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Subject: | English language > Obscene words. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Jonathan Trumbull Library - Lebanon | 179.5 MCW (Text) | 33430147651368 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |