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Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr

Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing Melissa Mohr ebook
Format: pdf
ISBN: 9780199742677
Page: 336
Publisher: Oxford University Press

May 4, 2014 - Contrary to what how we curse today, bodily functions were not the worst of the worst for medieval people when it came to swearing. Jun 26, 2013 - I love swearing. I think “bad words” are any word used to Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing tells the story of two kinds of swearing — obscenities and oaths — from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. Jun 30, 2013 - Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review. Apr 15, 2013 - Melissa Mohr seems to have hit the jackpot with her new book Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing. That's one of many surprising, foul-mouthed facts Melissa Mohr reveals in her new book, Holy S- – -: A Brief History of Swearing. In English Literature from Stanford University, specializing in Medieval and Renaissance literature. I see no difference in saying holy shit or holy crap. A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr, swearing is also practical — it helps us endure pain. Jun 28, 2013 - Christians (or those who follow prominent Christians on Twitter), on the other hand, like to tweet about church and God and other fucking shit like that. May 13, 2013 - Back then, the “s” word was just the everyday word that was used to refer to excrement. (Dammit!) Not that Ritter was suggesting . I watch documentaries about cursing, I play a lot of Cards Against Humanity, and this interview with Melissa Mohr, the author of Holy Shit: A Brief History of Swearing is my favorite episode of Slate's just-nerdy-enough podcast Lexicon Valley. Aug 3, 2013 - Melissa Mohr is the author of, “HOLY SH*T: A Brief History of Swearing” (Oxford University Press). It amounted to a whole lot about not much. It's a weekly miracle that my essays don't include “totally fucked” or “fucked up and bullshit” in every paragraph. If I were reborn as a linguist, I would study swearing and cursing. Here is what Melissa Mohr, author of “Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing,” has to say:. Jun 2, 2013 - According to the new book, Holy Sh*t! May 6, 2013 - Melissa Mohr's Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing has gotten a lot of positive response, but I'm going to go against the grain and say that I was underwhelmed.