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Holy shitMelissa Mohr

Holy shit

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"Holy Sht tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how "swearing" has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a #$&! when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in ancient Rome--which were remarkably similar to our own--and unearths the history of religious oaths in the Middle Ages, when swearing (or not swearing) an oath was often a matter of life and death. Holy Sht also explains the…

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  • Hardcover · English · 2013
    Holy shit: a brief history of swearing
    Oxford University Press · 336 pages · 9780199742677
SwearingHistoryEnglish languageSlangObscene wordsEnglish language, slangEnglish language, social aspectsEnglish language, history