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Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to the Lady Chatterley trial and various current trends, Geoffrey Hughes explores a fascinating, little discussed yet irrespressible part of our linguistic heritage. This second edition contains a Postscript updating various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.
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| ISBN: | 9780140267075 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Pub date: | 26 Mar 1998 |
| Edition: | New Edition |
| DEWEY: | 394 |
| DEWEY edition: | 21 |
| Language: | English |
| Number of pages: | 292 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Height: | 196mm |
| Width: | 129mm |
| Spine width: | 14mm |
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