Faber & Faber

The F Word: Jesse Sheidlower

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Synopsis:

Here in one convenient, comprehensive volume is the complete history of the word still considered the most vulgar and offensive utterance in the English language. Rather than tired cliches or graceless jokes, The F Word contains page after page of actual, uncensored examples of the word from its first appearance in English in the fifteenth century. Every sense of every word containing f#@k is examined in detail, with explanations and thousands of examples from many sources. The introduction provides a revealing historical perspective on the use of this most notorious slang word.

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Reference

Genres & Themes:

Language; Scandal; Society