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Once upon a time in the quiet coastal town of Whitstable, previously known for oysters and fingering, a bunch of (mostly) novice embroiderers but accomplished swearers came together to sew, drink, and swear. And amidst all the stitching and laughing, friendships flourished and beautiful, irreverent pieces of art were created, adding a contemporary flavor to the ancient art of embroidery.--

Broderie. --- Embroidery. --- Embroidery. --- Jurons. --- Swearing. --- Swearing. --- embroidering. --- Profanity Embroidery Group.

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Who's Swearing Now? represents an investigation of how people actually swear, illustrated by a collection of over 500 spontaneous swearing utterances along with their social and linguistic contexts. The book features a focus on the use of eight swear words: ass, bitch, cunt, damn, dick, fuck, hell, shit and their possible inflections or derivations, e.g., asshole or motherfucker, offering a solution to the controversial issue of defining swear words and swearing by limiting the investigation ...

Swearing --- Slang --- Argot --- Colloquial language --- Cant --- Obscene words --- Profanity --- Social aspects. --- English language Slang --- English language

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A humorous and lively history of the English language in four letters, containing original research into swearing and how Western culture's taboo words have evolved.

English language --- Swearing --- Profanity --- Cant --- Germanic languages --- History. --- Obscene words --- Slang --- Social aspects --- Lexicology. Semantics --- Historical linguistics --- Sociolinguistics --- History

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When President Obama signed the affordable health care act in 2009, the Vice President was overheard to utter an enthusiastic "This is a big f****** deal!" A town in Massachusetts levies $20 fines on swearing in public. Nothing is as paradoxical as our attitude toward swearing and "bad language": how can we judge profanity so harshly in principle, yet use it so frequently in practice? Though profanity is more acceptable today than ever, it is still labeled as rude, or at best tolerable only under specific circumstances. Cursing, many argue, signals an absence of character, or poor parenting, and is something to avoid at all costs. Yet plenty of us are unconcerned about the dangers of profanity; bad words are commonly used in mainstream music, Academy Award-winning films, books, and newspapers. And of course, regular people use them in conversation every day.In In Praise of Profanity, Michael Adams offers a provocative, unapologetic defense of profanity, arguing that we've oversimplified profanity by labeling it as taboo. Profanity is valuable, even essential, both as a vehicle of communication and an element of style. As much as we may deplore it in some contexts, we should celebrate it in others. Adams skillfully weaves together linguistic and psychological analyses of why we swear-for emotional release, as a way to promote group solidarity, or to create intimate relationships -- with colorful examples of profanity in literature, TV, film, and music, such as The Sopranos, James Kelman's How Late It Was, How Late, or the songs of Nellie McKay. This breezy, jargon-free book will challenge readers to reconsider the way they think about swearing.

English language --- Swearing. --- Profanity --- Cant --- Words, Obscene --- Obscene words. --- Slang. --- Obscene words --- English --- Slang --- Swearing --- English language Slang --- English language Obscene words

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Swearing --- French language --- Slang --- Dictionaries --- #KVHA:Scheldwoorden. Woordenboeken. Frans; verklarende --- -Langue d'oïl --- Romance languages --- Profanity --- Cant --- -Dictionaries --- -Slang --- Langue d'oïl --- Slang&delete& --- French language - Slang - Dictionaries