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Swear Words Through the Ages Moira Macdonald ’ EenzaamEvery language has words meant to shock, and their history reveals as much about culture as about language itself. Every language has words meant to shock, and their history reveals as much about culture as about language itself. This book traces profanity from the ritual curses of antiquity through medieval blasphemy, early modern taboo words centered on bodily functions, and the shifting boundaries of offensive speech in the modern era. You will