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You can only properly translate French scatological swear words if you consider who is using them. In this case, the most powerful person in France.
With hundreds of book covers displaying previously taboo swear words, are publishers losing the ability to shock readers?
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
What research tells us about the ripest Anglo Saxon. Parental Advisory: explicit content.
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