Stephen Pinker has an essay in The New Republic called simply What The Fuck? (no, I will not censor the word). It’s a brilliant deconstruction of cursing and profanity throughout history, a primer on the neuroscience of swearing, and explains why we have such a visceral reaction to some words. It even clarified why the word “fuck” can be used in so many ways.
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