Stephen Fry did a great radio series(“English Delight”), and one of the episodes was the history of the f word. Available as an audiobook
On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 12:19 PM Steve Timko <[email protected]> wrote: > Nicholas Cage hosts a look at the history of swear words. I've seen the > first episode, the F bomb. I thought Cage was hilarious. The discussion is > a bit uneven but overall it was fun and enlightening. I recommend it. > The linguist on "Fresh Air" discussed the use of obscenity and profanity > on "Deadwood" and said the use of the F bomb on the show was out of place. > It was not acceptable language, but it wasn't the worst. Cursing God was > the worst. A really foul-mouthed person would sound like Yosemite Sam. But > the experts they had on the show said it's been one of the worst things to > say for hundreds of years. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzy8wKp8AGeG%2B0%2BtvvRwJk1NeU%2BdzfsBtM-uD%2B3N7Ynxw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAH5J8yzy8wKp8AGeG%2B0%2BtvvRwJk1NeU%2BdzfsBtM-uD%2B3N7Ynxw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Kevin M. (RPCV) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4A0_sHgYNPeAdj5thQv8Gg%2BeZvuo9mdwSToM7OsjzmTRw%40mail.gmail.com.
