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“Why the Words We Can't Say Tell Us Who We Are”
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Title: Nine Nasty Words
Author: John McWhorter
Category: Culture & Society, Science & Discovery
Why did 'damn' used to be genuinely terrifying, and why does one four-letter word still hit harder than any other? Sam and Sophie open John McWhorter's Nine Nasty Words and find out.
McWhorter splits the nine taboo words into three families: old religious curses, body words, and slurs. The episode…
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