Hi John McWhorter, I just listened to your interview with Reason and it was very interesting. Thanks for doing an AMA.
I was raised Mormon, and we were taught to never say swear words. I didn't even say "crap" until my teens. But we had "clean" swear words like darn, heck, frick, etc. I always thought that was dumb because it just fulfills the same purpose as swearing. What do you think about "clean" swear word substitutes, and where do they come from?
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Hi John McWhorter, I just listened to your interview with Reason and it was very interesting. Thanks for doing an AMA.
I was raised Mormon, and we were taught to never say swear words. I didn't even say "crap" until my teens. But we had "clean" swear words like darn, heck, frick, etc. I always thought that was dumb because it just fulfills the same purpose as swearing. What do you think about "clean" swear word substitutes, and where do they come from?
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