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September 20, 2005
Curse For Peace!
Just as I was worrying (amongst other things) about the amount of expletives that have found their way into my blog, I discover that it was good for me all along,
Some quotes from an article in the NYTimes entitled Almost Before We Spoke, We Swore (found via a blog I stumbled across while surfing Blog Explosion.)It is quite interesting if a little obvious in places, click to read in its entirety if you so wish.
‘In some settings, the free flow of foul language may signal not hostility or social pathology, but harmony and tranquillity.’
and in case you didn’t know already;
‘The investigators have found, among other things, that men generally curse more than women, unless said women are in a sorority, and that university provosts swear more than librarians or the staff members of the university day care center.’
and while we are on the subject of women;
‘In societies where the purity and honor of women is of paramount importance, (Dr. Deutscher) said, "it's not surprising that many swear words are variations on the 'son of a whore' theme or refer graphically to the genitalia of the person's mother or sisters.'
and finally Shakespeare was the most foul mouthed of all don't you know?
‘The title "Much Ado About Nothing," Dr. McWhorter said, is a word play on "Much Ado About an O Thing," the O thing being a reference to female genitalia.’
Zounds I feel so much better now.
Posted by purple elephant at September 20, 2005 05:59 PM