What the f : what swearing reveals about our language, our brains, and ourselves
by Bergen, Benjamin K. (Author)
Summary
"Smart as hell and funny as fuck, this book explains why we can't stop swearing and what it tells us about our language and brains. Everyone swears. Only the rare individual can avoid ever letting slip an expletive. And yet, we ban the words from television and insist that polite people excise them... Full description
- Holy, fucking, shit, nigger
- What makes a four-letter word?
- One finger is worth a thousand words
- The holy priest with the vulgar tongue
- The day the Pope dropped the c-bomb
- Fucking grammar
- How cock lost its feathers
- Little Samoan potty mouths
- Fragile little minds
- The $100,000 word
- The paradox of profanity.