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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
ISBN: 9780199742677
Page: 336
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: pdf

Jul 10, 2013 - One of the books on my summer reading list is a fascinating treatise entitled Holy Sh*t, A Brief History of Swearing, by Melissa Mohr. Dec 18, 2013 - There's a cool little book called “Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing” with incredibly interesting tidbits on people's hang-ups about words over time. I am intrigued by the subject matter on a number of levels. Purchased and waiting to be read this summer:. Now I have things to call people and they will not know to be insulted. It says the ancient Romans laid the groundwork for modern day F-bombs. I see no difference in saying holy shit or holy crap. Jul 10, 2013 - A; Melissa Mohr, Holy Sh*t: A Brief Social History of Swearing - Very informative and entertaining! Apr 14, 2013 - Unfortunately, this means that they pick up everything their exposed to, including swear words, long before they even learn their ABCs. Nov 26, 2013 - After a little poking through Worldcat and Amazon, I stumbled across Holy Sh*t, a pithy and intellectual exploration of the history and etymology of swearing (both oaths and “dirty” words). 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. (Dammit!) Not that Ritter was suggesting . It's hard to understand the sheer joy a librarian gets from hunting down a good book I decided then and there to keep it short, sweet, light, and to follow his conversational cues. Jun 21, 2013 - Tonight, a very entertaining video from Melissa Mohr to promote her new book 'Holy Sh*t - A Brief History of Swearing', a historical tour of profanity from Ancient Rome to the modern era. 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.