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Caterwauller

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There is a new book on swearing, Holy Sh*t, with an article and interview with the author here.

I thought you all might be interested.

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Kalleh

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Very interesting, CW.

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Roaming though history, linguistics, literature, psychology, and physiology, Mohr argues that swearing is a powerful tool for bonding, for expressing emotion, and even for containing pain.

I do agree with her that everyone swears, in his/her own way.

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