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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Examines the latest research to show how swearing can be good for you. With humor and colorful language, she explores every angle of swearing--why we do it, how we do it, and what it tells us about ourselves. Not only has some form of swearing existed since the earliest humans began to communicate, but it has been shown to reduce physical pain, to lower anxiety, to prevent physical violence, to help trauma victims recover language, and to promote...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone swears. Only the rare individual can avoid ever letting slip an expletive, whether after a few cocktails, a stubbed toe, or in flagrante delicto. And yet at the same time, we all accept all limits on swearing--tacitly, through censorship, and actively, as we hold our tongues around children in the vain effort to shield them. We even punish children for uttering, in passing, the very same words that we use to release tension, express pain,...
Author
Publisher
A Feiwel and Friends book, an imprint of Macmillan
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Little Bird loves learning new words and sharing them with his friends, so when he realizes that his latest one is a bad word, he knows just what to say to set things right.
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